TV channels & antenna towers in Dodge Center, Minnesota

Dodge Center is a town of about 2,690 people in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 1 Class A, 20 low-power and 12 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Dodge Center, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Rochester, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Rochester's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 6 (KAAL), CBS on channel 3 (KIMT), Fox on channel 47 (KXLT-TV), CW on channel 10.2 (KTTC), Telemundo on channel 25 (KJNK-LD) and Univision on channel 21 (WUMN-LD). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KARE in Minneapolis, MN, 73 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 2 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 SSE, at about 155°. The main network towers for Dodge Center sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KAAL and KXLT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles southeast of Dodge Center (148° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dodge Center at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Dodge Center, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Dodge Center is KIMT (CBS), 39 miles away with a good 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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Dodge Center ranks 257th of 371 places in Minnesota: fewer than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Owatonna, 19 miles away.