TV channels & antenna towers in Waconia, Minnesota

Waconia is a city of about 12,000 people in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 79 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 35 low-power and 32 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Waconia, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 56 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 ENE, at about 65°. The main network towers for Waconia 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 35 miles northeast of Waconia (65° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Waconia at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Waconia is KMSP-TV (Fox), 35 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Waconia ranks 119th of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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 Chaska, 10.0 miles away.