TV channels & antenna towers in Great Bend, Kansas

Great Bend, Kansas has a population of about 15,700. There are 12 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power, 4 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Great Bend, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Great Bend is a broadcast hub in its own right: two of the 8 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 30 (KGBD-LD), CBS on channel 12 (KWCH-DT), NBC on channel 2 (KSNC), Fox on channel 14 (KOCW) and CW on channel 33 (KSCW-DT). 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 N, at about 351°. The main network towers for Great Bend 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 58 miles east of Great Bend (111° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Great Bend at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Great Bend is KOCW (Fox), 19 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KWCH-DT (CBS), 58 miles east, 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 4.7 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 7 stations at fair strength or better, Great Bend ranks 109th of 216 places in Kansas: fewer than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 3.7 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

18% of Kansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.