TV channels & antenna towers in Charles City, Iowa

Charles City, Iowa has a population of about 7,460. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Charles City, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Cedar Rapids, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cedar Rapids's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (KAAL), CBS on channel 3 (KIMT), NBC on channel 7 (KWWL), Fox on channel 2.2 (KGAN), CW on channel 9.3 (KCRG-TV) and ION on channel 48 (KPXR-TV). 3 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 N, at about 3°. The main network towers for Charles City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KAAL and KXLT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles north of Charles City (10° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Charles City at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Charles City is KAAL (ABC), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KWWL (NBC), 62 miles southeast and KGAN (Fox), 66 miles southeast, 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, Charles City ranks 68th of 285 places in Iowa: more than the typical Iowa town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 28 miles away, against a state median of 34 miles.

44% of Iowa's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Mason City, 27 miles away.