TV channels & antenna towers in Mendota Heights, Minnesota

With roughly 11,200 residents, Mendota Heights is a town in Minnesota. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 16 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 6 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 N, at about 1°. The main network towers for Mendota Heights sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KMSP-TV, KSTP-TV, WUCW, WCCO-TV and KARE and others, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles north of Mendota Heights (3° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mendota Heights at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mendota Heights is KARE (NBC), 12 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.

WFTC is only 12 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, Mendota Heights ranks 5th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 9.0 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 Saint Paul, 4.7 miles away.