TV channels & antenna towers in Evansdale, Iowa

With roughly 4,810 residents, Evansdale is a town in Iowa. Our map shows 16 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 6 full-power, 8 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 8 farther out. Three of the 4 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 best-placed network stations are 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). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KAAL in Austin, MN, 82 miles to the north. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KIMT in Mason City, IA, 73 miles to the north. 2 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 ESE, at about 109°. The main network towers for Evansdale sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KPXR-TV, KCRG-TV and KGAN, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles southeast of Evansdale (121° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Evansdale at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Evansdale is KGAN (Fox), 24 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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, Evansdale ranks 242nd of 285 places in Iowa: fewer than the typical Iowa town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 23 miles away, against a state median of 34 miles.

13% of Iowa's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Waterloo, 3.6 miles away.