TV channels & antenna towers in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Prior Lake, Minnesota has a population of about 25,300. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 1 Class A, 17 low-power and 2 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.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Prior Lake, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles 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). 3 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 NNE, at about 30°. The main network towers for Prior Lake 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 28 miles northeast of Prior Lake (30° NNE). 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 Prior Lake at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Prior Lake is KMSP-TV (Fox), 28 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.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 21 stations at fair strength or better, Prior Lake ranks 94th 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 Burnsville, 8.0 miles away.