TV channels & antenna towers in Mead, Colorado

Mead is a town of about 4,480 people in Colorado. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 3 Class A, 17 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 10 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Six of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Denver, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Denver's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 SSW, at about 200°. The main network towers for Mead 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 37 miles south of Mead (200° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mead at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mead is KDVR (Fox), 37 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KBDI-TV (PBS), 46 miles southwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

KPJR-TV is only 11 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Mead ranks 85th of 225 places in Colorado: more than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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, 7.1 miles away.