TV channels & antenna towers in White Bear Lake, Minnesota

With roughly 25,200 residents, White Bear Lake is a city in Minnesota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 12 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 4 farther out. Seven of the 10 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 WSW, at about 255°. The main network towers for White Bear Lake sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KMSP-TV, WCCO-TV, KARE, KSTC-TV and KSTP-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 5.9 miles west of White Bear Lake (252° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach White Bear Lake at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for White Bear Lake is KSTP-TV (ABC), 6.5 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WFTC is only 5.9 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, White Bear Lake ranks 31st of 371 places in Minnesota: more than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 5.9 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

26% of Minnesota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Saint Paul, 11 miles away.