TV channels & antenna towers in Clearwater, Minnesota

Clearwater, Minnesota has a population of about 1,780. Our map shows 49 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 18 low-power and 18 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.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Clearwater, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 40 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 best-placed network stations 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 119°. The main network towers for Clearwater 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 51 miles southeast of Clearwater (119° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Clearwater at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Clearwater, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Clearwater is KMSP-TV (Fox), 51 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Clearwater ranks 143rd of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 32 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

33% of Minnesota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Saint Cloud, 11 miles away.