TV channels & antenna towers in Aurora, Minnesota

Aurora, Minnesota has a population of about 1,670. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 5 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Aurora, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Duluth, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Duluth's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 10 (WDIO-DT), NBC on channel 6 (KBJR-TV), Fox on channel 21 (KQDS-TV) and CW on channel 3 (KDLH). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KCCW-TV in Walker, MN, 112 miles to the west. 3 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 S, at about 174°. The main network towers for Aurora sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KQDS-TV, KDLH, KBJR-TV and WDIO-DT, transmit from the same tower site about 51 miles south of Aurora (174° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Aurora at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Aurora is WDIO-DT (ABC), 52 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Aurora ranks 257th of 371 places in Minnesota: fewer than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 35 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

33% of Minnesota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna.