TV channels & antenna towers in Overbrook, Kansas

Overbrook is a small community of about 1,020 people in Kansas. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 1 Class A, 19 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Overbrook, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 23 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 13 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 best-placed network stations 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 49.3 (KTKA-TV), 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 ENE, at about 70°. The main network towers for Overbrook sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KTMJ-CD and KTKA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles northwest of Overbrook (311° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Overbrook at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Overbrook is KMBC-TV (ABC), 60 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Overbrook ranks 14th of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Topeka, 20 miles away.