TV channels & antenna towers in Roeland Park, Kansas

With roughly 6,830 residents, Roeland Park is a town in Kansas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 4 Class A, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 18 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Eight of the 16 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 5 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Roeland Park are in different directions: ABC 63° ENE (7.0 mi), CBS 49° NE (3.5 mi), NBC 128° SE (6.7 mi) and Fox 39° NE (3.1 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WDAF-TV and KCTV, transmit from the same tower site about 3.1 miles northeast of Roeland Park (39° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Roeland Park at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Roeland Park is KMBC-TV (ABC), 7.0 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WDAF-TV is only 3.1 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Roeland Park ranks 26th of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 3.1 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

18% of Kansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Prairie Village, 3.2 miles away.