TV channels & antenna towers in Valley Center, Kansas

With roughly 7,220 residents, Valley Center is a town in Kansas. Our map shows 15 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 8 full-power, 1 Class A, 5 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 farther out. Five of the 7 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 (good signal). 2 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 Valley Center are in different directions: ABC 245° WSW (8.8 mi), CBS 306° NW (26 mi), NBC 241° WSW (8.8 mi) and Fox 242° WSW (8.5 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, KSAS-TV, KDCU-DT, KAKE and KSNW, transmit from the same tower site about 8.5 miles southwest of Valley Center (242° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Valley Center at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Valley Center is KWCH-DT (CBS), 26 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KSAS-TV is only 8.5 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Valley Center ranks 38th of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 8.5 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 Wichita, 10 miles away.