TV channels & antenna towers in Parsons, Kansas

Parsons is a town of about 10,100 people in Kansas. There are 15 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power, 7 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 6 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Parsons, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburg, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburg's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 12 (KODE-TV), CBS on channel 7 (KOAM-TV), NBC on channel 16 (KSNF), CW on channel 14.2 (KFJX), ION on channel 49.6 (KPJO-LD) and Trinity on channel 17 (KDOR-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KOKI-TV in Tulsa, OK, 94 miles to the south. 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 ESE, at about 112°. The main network towers for Parsons sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KOAM-TV and KFJX, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles east of Parsons (105° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Parsons is KSNF (NBC), 43 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 6 stations at fair strength or better, Parsons ranks 123rd of 216 places in Kansas: fewer than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Pittsburg, 31 miles away.