TV channels & antenna towers in Missouri Valley, Iowa

With roughly 2,700 residents, Missouri Valley is a town in Iowa. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 21 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 7 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Missouri Valley, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Omaha, NE, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Omaha's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (KETV), CBS on channel 3 (KMTV-TV), NBC on channel 6 (WOWT), Fox on channel 51 (KFXL-TV), CW on channel 42.3 (KPTM) and Telemundo on channel 27 (KOHA-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 6 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 SSW, at about 203°. The main network towers for Missouri Valley sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WOWT, KETV and KMTV-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles southwest of Missouri Valley (203° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Missouri Valley at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Missouri Valley is KMTV-TV (CBS), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KFXL-TV (Fox), 69 miles southwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Missouri Valley ranks 109th of 285 places in Iowa: the same as the typical Iowa town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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 Council Bluffs, 20 miles away.