TV channels & antenna towers in Hidden Spring, Idaho

With roughly 2,280 residents, Hidden Spring is a small community in Idaho. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 2 Class A, 16 low-power and 16 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

21 of them are within 25 miles of Hidden Spring, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Boise, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Boise's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (KIVI-TV), NBC on channel 7 (KTVB), Fox on channel 9 (KNIN-TV), CW on channel 2.2 (KBOI-TV), ION on channel 12 (KTRV-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KKJB) and Univision on channel 34 (KEVA-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KLEW-TV in Lewiston, ID, 193 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good 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 ENE, at about 73°. The main network towers for Hidden Spring sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KKJB, KTVB, KBOI-TV, KIVI-TV and KTRV-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 5.7 miles east of Hidden Spring (78° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hidden Spring at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hidden Spring is KNIN-TV (Fox), 7.9 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KTVB is only 7.9 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Hidden Spring ranks 3rd of 98 places in Idaho: more than the typical Idaho town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 5.7 miles away, against a state median of 35 miles.

11% of Idaho's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Eagle, 5.5 miles away.