TV channels & antenna towers in Westcliffe, Colorado

With roughly 577 residents, Westcliffe is a small community in Colorado. Our map shows 49 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 6 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 low-power and 28 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 39 farther out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Colorado Springs, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Colorado Springs's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 13 (KRDO-TV), CBS on channel 11 (KKTV), NBC on channel 5 (KOAA-TV), CW on channel 21.2 (KXRM-TV), Telemundo on channel 46 (KTLO-LD) and Univision on channel 48 (KVSN-DT). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KDVR in Denver, CO, 111 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (fair signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NE, at about 38°. The main network towers for Westcliffe sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KOAA-TV, KKTV, KXRM-TV, KVSN-DT and KRDO-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 53 miles northeast of Westcliffe (38° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Westcliffe at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Westcliffe is KRDO-TV (ABC), 53 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 7 stations at fair strength or better, Westcliffe ranks 163rd of 225 places in Colorado: fewer than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 53 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

38% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Pueblo West, 43 miles away.