TV channels & antenna towers in Ellinwood, Kansas

Ellinwood is a small community of about 2,070 people in Kansas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 18 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 1 Class A, 6 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Two of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Great Bend, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Great Bend's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 30 (KGBD-LD), CBS on channel 12 (KWCH-DT), NBC on channel 2 (KSNC), Fox on channel 14 (KOCW), CW on channel 33 (KSCW-DT), ION on channel 34.7 (KFVT-LD) and Univision on channel 46 (KDCU-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (very weak signal). 3 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 NW, at about 310°. The main network towers for Ellinwood sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KWCH-DT and KSCW-DT, transmit from the same tower site about 49 miles southeast of Ellinwood (114° 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 Ellinwood at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ellinwood is KOCW (Fox), 24 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KWCH-DT (CBS), 49 miles southeast, 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.

KSNC is only 12 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Ellinwood ranks 104th of 216 places in Kansas: the same as the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 8.4 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 Hutchinson, 41 miles away.