TV channels & antenna towers in Anoka, Minnesota

With roughly 17,400 residents, Anoka is a town in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

23 of them are within 25 miles of Anoka, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Minneapolis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Minneapolis's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (KSTP-TV), CBS on channel 4 (WCCO-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KARE), Fox on channel 9 (KMSP-TV), CW on channel 23 (WUCW), ION on channel 41 (KPXM-TV), Telemundo on channel 25 (KJNK-LD), Univision on channel 21 (WUMN-LD) and MeTV on channel 5.3 (KSTC-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 4 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 SE, at about 127°. The main network towers for Anoka sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WCCO-TV, KARE, KSTC-TV, KSTP-TV and WUCW and others, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles southeast of Anoka (128° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Anoka at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Anoka is KMSP-TV (Fox), 16 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KPXM-TV is only 9.6 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Anoka ranks 5th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 9.6 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

26% of Minnesota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is West Coon Rapids, 3.2 miles away.