TV channels & antenna towers in Murphy, Idaho

With roughly 97 residents, Murphy is a small community in Idaho. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 7 full-power, 2 Class A, 16 low-power and 11 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Murphy, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 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, 225 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (very weak 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 NNE, at about 31°. The main network towers for Murphy sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KKJB, KTVB, KTRV-TV, KNIN-TV and KBOI-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles northeast of Murphy (30° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Murphy 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 Murphy, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Murphy is KIVI-TV (ABC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 7 stations at fair strength or better, Murphy ranks 66th of 98 places in Idaho: fewer than the typical Idaho town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 42 miles away, against a state median of 35 miles.

45% of Idaho's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Nampa, 22 miles away.