TV channels & antenna towers in Wamego, Kansas

With roughly 4,630 residents, Wamego is a town in Kansas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 20 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 1 Class A, 11 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 4 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Wamego, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Topeka, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Topeka's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 13 (WIBW-TV), Fox on channel 27.2 (KSNT) and CW on channel 49.3 (KTKA-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KQTV in St. Joseph, MO, 89 miles to the northeast. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KSHB-TV in Kansas City, MO, 96 miles to the east. 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 120°. The main network towers for Wamego 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 24 miles southeast of Wamego (120° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wamego at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Wamego, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Wamego is KSNT (Fox), 29 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.

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, Wamego ranks 82nd of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Manhattan, 14 miles away.