TV channels & antenna towers in Estes Park, Colorado

Estes Park is a town of about 6,260 people in Colorado. There are 48 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 3 Class A, 19 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 36 farther out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Denver, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Denver's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (KMGH-TV), CBS on channel 4 (KCNC-TV), NBC on channel 9 (KUSA), Fox on channel 31 (KDVR), PBS on channel 12 (KBDI-TV), CW on channel 2 (KWGN-TV), ION on channel 59 (KPXC-TV), Telemundo on channel 25 (KDEN-TV), Univision on channel 14 (KCEC) and Trinity on channel 38 (KPJR-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 165°. The main network towers for Estes Park sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KPJR-TV, KDEN-TV and KPXC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 38 miles southeast of Estes Park (120° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Estes Park at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Estes Park, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Estes Park is KBDI-TV (PBS), 48 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 20 stations at fair strength or better, Estes Park ranks 105th of 225 places in Colorado: more than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 38 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

38% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Loveland, 24 miles away.