TV channels & antenna towers in Arkansas City, Kansas

Arkansas City is a city of about 12,100 people in Kansas. There are 14 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 5 full-power, 1 Class A, 6 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 5 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 1 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Arkansas City, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Wichita, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wichita's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 10 (KAKE), NBC on channel 3 (KSNW), Fox on channel 24 (KSAS-TV), ION on channel 34.7 (KFVT-LD) and Univision on channel 46 (KDCU-DT). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KWCH-DT in Hutchinson, KS, 80 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair 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 NNW, at about 332°. The main network towers for Arkansas City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KSNW, KSAS-TV, KAKE and KDCU-DT, transmit from the same tower site about 56 miles northwest of Arkansas City (332° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

KAKE (ABC), KSNW (NBC) and KSAS-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Arkansas City. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Arkansas City is KAKE (ABC), 56 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 5 stations at fair strength or better, Arkansas City ranks 140th of 216 places in Kansas: fewer than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 56 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

36% of Kansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Ponca City, 25 miles away.