TV channels & antenna towers in Howard Lake, Minnesota

Howard Lake is a small community of about 2,040 people in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 60 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 19 low-power and 28 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 37 farther 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 E, at about 90°. The main network towers for Howard Lake 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 46 miles east of Howard Lake (90° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

The farthest main network tower for Howard Lake is KMSP-TV (Fox), 46 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Howard Lake ranks 168th of 371 places in Minnesota: the same as the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 38 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 Minnetonka, 30 miles away.