TV channels & antenna towers in Stewartville, Minnesota

Stewartville, Minnesota has a population of about 6,040. There are 26 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 1 Class A, 12 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Stewartville, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to La Crosse, WI, so most of the network channels you will find here come from La Crosse's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 6 (KAAL), CBS on channel 3 (KIMT), Fox on channel 47 (KXLT-TV) and CW on channel 10.2 (KTTC). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KARE in Minneapolis, MN, 89 miles to the north. 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 SSW, at about 193°. The main network towers for Stewartville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KAAL and KXLT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles south of Stewartville (187° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Stewartville at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Stewartville is KIMT (CBS), 28 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KAAL is only 15 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Stewartville ranks 156th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Rochester, 12 miles away.