TV channels & antenna towers in Rockford, Minnesota

Rockford is a town of about 4,360 people in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 48 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 19 low-power and 17 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 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 E, at about 93°. The main network towers for Rockford 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 29 miles east of Rockford (93° E). 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 Rockford 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 Rockford, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Rockford is KMSP-TV (Fox), 30 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Rockford ranks 31st of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Maple Grove, 14 miles away.