TV channels & antenna towers in Crystal, Minnesota

Crystal is a city of about 22,900 people in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 15 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther 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 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 E, at about 80°. The main network towers for Crystal sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KSTP-TV, WUCW, WCCO-TV, KARE and KSTC-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles east of Crystal (79° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Crystal is KMSP-TV (Fox), 12 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KSTP-TV is only 11 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Crystal ranks 31st of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 5.8 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 Brooklyn Park, 4.2 miles away.