TV channels & antenna towers in Frederick, Colorado

Frederick is a city of about 11,400 people in Colorado. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Frederick, 27 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles 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 (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 6 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 SW, at about 215°. The main network towers for Frederick sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KWGN-TV, KUSA, KMGH-TV, KCNC-TV and KDVR, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles southwest of Frederick (212° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Frederick at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Frederick is KBDI-TV (PBS), 41 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KPXC-TV is only 1.9 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Frederick ranks 73rd of 225 places in Colorado: more than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 1.9 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

48% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Longmont, 9.9 miles away.