TV channels & antenna towers in North Oaks, Minnesota

North Oaks, Minnesota has a population of about 4,970. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 13 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

21 of them are within 25 miles of North Oaks, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles 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 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 (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 SW, at about 224°. The main network towers for North Oaks sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KMSP-TV, WCCO-TV, KARE, KSTC-TV and KSTP-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 3.8 miles southwest of North Oaks (216° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach North Oaks at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for North Oaks is KSTP-TV (ABC), 4.1 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WFTC is only 3.8 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, North Oaks ranks 5th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 3.8 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 White Bear Lake, 3.6 miles away.