TV channels & antenna towers in Fruitvale, Colorado

With roughly 7,680 residents, Fruitvale is a town in Colorado. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 55 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 2 Class A, 4 low-power and 42 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Fruitvale, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Grand Junction, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Grand Junction's stations.

The strongest network signals here are CBS on channel 5 (KREX-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KKCO), Fox on channel 4 (KFQX), CW on channel 8.2 (KJCT-CD) and MeTV on channel 3.1 (KREG-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMGH-TV in Denver, CO, 180 miles to the east. 2 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 W, at about 269°. The main network towers for Fruitvale sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KKCO and KFQX, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles west of Fruitvale (266° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fruitvale at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fruitvale is KFQX (Fox), 13 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 10 stations at fair strength or better, Fruitvale ranks 140th of 225 places in Colorado: fewer than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 3.8 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 Grand Junction, 3.1 miles away.