TV channels & antenna towers in Nickerson, Kansas

Nickerson, Kansas has a population of about 1,040. There are 21 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 7 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Nickerson, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Wichita, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Wichita's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10 (KAKE), CBS on channel 12 (KWCH-DT), NBC on channel 3 (KSNW), Fox on channel 24 (KSAS-TV), 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 (fair 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 SE, at about 124°. The main network towers for Nickerson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KDCU-DT, KAKE, KSNW and KSAS-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles southeast of Nickerson (128° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Nickerson at fair strength or better, 57% 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 Nickerson, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Nickerson is KSAS-TV (Fox), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Nickerson ranks 82nd of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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, 10 miles away.