TV channels & antenna towers in Pleasant Hill, Iowa

With roughly 9,310 residents, Pleasant Hill is a town in Iowa. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 15 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 2 Class A, 4 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

15 of them are within 25 miles of Pleasant Hill, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 0 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Des Moines, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Des Moines's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (WOI-DT), CBS on channel 8 (KCCI), NBC on channel 13 (WHO-DT), Fox on channel 17 (KDSM-TV), CW on channel 23 (KCWI-TV) and ION on channel 39 (KFPX-TV). 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 NNW, at about 343°. The main network towers for Pleasant Hill sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WOI-DT, WHO-DT, KCCI, KFPX-TV and KCWI-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles north of Pleasant Hill (343° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Pleasant Hill is KDSM-TV (Fox), 18 miles away with a strong 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Pleasant Hill ranks 50th of 285 places in Iowa: more than the typical Iowa town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Des Moines, 4.7 miles away.