TV channels & antenna towers in Maple Plain, Minnesota

Maple Plain is a small community of about 1,790 people in Minnesota. There are 49 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 20 low-power and 17 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (fair signal) and Univision (fair 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 81°. The main network towers for Maple Plain 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 25 miles east of Maple Plain (81° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

The farthest main network tower for Maple Plain is KMSP-TV (Fox), 26 miles away with a fair 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.

KHVM-LD is only 0.4 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Maple Plain ranks 5th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Plymouth, 9.8 miles away.