TV channels & antenna towers in Zimmerman, Minnesota

Zimmerman is a town of about 5,350 people in Minnesota. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Zimmerman, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 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 (weak signal) and Univision (weak 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 SE, at about 140°. The main network towers for Zimmerman 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 34 miles southeast of Zimmerman (140° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Zimmerman is KMSP-TV (Fox), 35 miles away with a fair 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.

KPXM-TV is only 12 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Zimmerman ranks 168th of 371 places in Minnesota: the same as the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Elk River, 9.7 miles away.