TV channels & antenna towers in Grand Junction, Colorado

Grand Junction is a city of about 60,400 people in Colorado. There are 49 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power, 2 Class A, 4 low-power and 36 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Grand Junction, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Grand Junction is a broadcast hub in its own right: four of the 6 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options 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, 183 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.

The main network towers around Grand Junction are in different directions: CBS 333° NNW (1.9 mi), NBC 271° W (11 mi) and Fox 271° W (11 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, KKCO and KFQX, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles west of Grand Junction (271° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Grand Junction at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Grand Junction is KFQX (Fox), 11 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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, Grand Junction ranks 140th of 225 places in Colorado: fewer than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 1.9 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

14% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.