TV channels & antenna towers in Grand Meadow, Minnesota

With roughly 1,150 residents, Grand Meadow is a small community in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 1 Class A, 15 low-power and 12 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Grand Meadow, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to La Crosse, WI, so most of the network channels you will find here come from La Crosse's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (KAAL), CBS on channel 3 (KIMT), Fox on channel 47 (KXLT-TV) and CW on channel 10.2 (KTTC). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KWWL in Waterloo, IA, 97 miles to the south. 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Grand Meadow are in different directions: ABC 152° SSE (4.9 mi), CBS 203° SSW (17 mi) and Fox 152° SSE (4.9 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, KAAL and KXLT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 4.9 miles southeast of Grand Meadow (152° SSE). 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 Grand Meadow at fair strength or better, 50% 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 Grand Meadow, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Grand Meadow is KIMT (CBS), 17 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KAAL is only 4.9 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Grand Meadow ranks 168th of 371 places in Minnesota: the same as the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 4.9 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 Austin, 20 miles away.