TV channels & antenna towers in Atchison, Kansas

With roughly 10,700 residents, Atchison is a town in Kansas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 4 Class A, 14 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Atchison, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 27 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Kansas City, MO, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Kansas City's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (KMBC-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KCTV), NBC on channel 41 (KSHB-TV), Fox on channel 4 (WDAF-TV), CW on channel 29 (KCWE), ION on channel 50 (KPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KGKC-LD), Univision on channel 14 (KUKC-LD) and Trinity on channel 16 (KTAJ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 5 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 SE, at about 140°. The main network towers for Atchison sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KNPG-CD, KNPN-CD and KCJO-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles northeast of Atchison (49° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Atchison at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Atchison is KCTV (CBS), 45 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KMBC-TV (ABC), 46 miles southeast and KSHB-TV (NBC), 51 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Atchison ranks 29th of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 20 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

47% of Kansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Saint Joseph, 20 miles away.