TV channels & antenna towers in Oak Grove, Minnesota

Oak Grove, Minnesota has a population of about 8,440. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 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 (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 SSE, at about 154°. The main network towers for Oak Grove 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 21 miles southeast of Oak Grove (155° SSE). 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 Oak Grove at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Oak Grove is KMSP-TV (Fox), 22 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.

KPXM-TV is only 3.2 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Oak Grove ranks 94th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 3.2 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 Andover, 7.6 miles away.