TV channels & antenna towers in Mound City, Kansas

With roughly 680 residents, Mound City is a small community in Kansas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 26 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 24 farther out. Eight of the 12 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). 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 NNE, at about 12°. The main network towers for Mound City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KTAJ-TV and KPXE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 63 miles north of Mound City (15° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

KMBC-TV (ABC), KCTV (CBS), KSHB-TV (NBC) and WDAF-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Mound City. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Mound City is KMBC-TV (ABC), 67 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Mound City ranks 95th of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 60 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 Gardner, 47 miles away.