TV channels & antenna towers in Wellington, Colorado

With roughly 7,810 residents, Wellington is a town in Colorado. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 37 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 3 Class A, 14 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Wellington, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 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 27.2 (KLWY), CBS on channel 4 (KCNC-TV), NBC on channel 9 (KUSA), Fox on channel 22 (KFCT), CW on channel 5.3 (KGWN-TV), ION on channel 59 (KPXC-TV), Telemundo on channel 25 (KDEN-TV) and Trinity on channel 38 (KPJR-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 4 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 Wellington are in different directions: ABC 14° NNE (25 mi) and Fox 113° ESE (11 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, KPJR-TV, KDEN-TV and KPXC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles south of Wellington (172° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wellington at fair strength or better, 57% 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 Wellington, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Wellington is KLWY (ABC), 25 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KCNC-TV (CBS), 68 miles south and KUSA (NBC), 68 miles south, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Wellington ranks 133rd of 225 places in Colorado: fewer than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

14% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Fort Collins, 9.1 miles away.