TV channels & antenna towers in Becker, Minnesota

With roughly 4,700 residents, Becker is a town in Minnesota. Our map shows 50 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 18 low-power and 19 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Becker, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 10 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 (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak 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 ESE, at about 122°. The main network towers for Becker 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 43 miles southeast of Becker (122° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Becker 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 Becker, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Becker is KMSP-TV (Fox), 43 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Becker ranks 143rd of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 24 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

41% of Minnesota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Elk River, 16 miles away.