TV channels & antenna towers in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri

With roughly 10,800 residents, Bellefontaine Neighbors is a town in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 4 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 6 farther out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to St. Louis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from St. Louis's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 30 (KDNL-TV), CBS on channel 4 (KMOV), NBC on channel 5 (KSDK), Fox on channel 2 (KTVI), CW on channel 11 (KPLR-TV), ION on channel 46 (WRBU), Telemundo on channel 45 (WODK-LD) and MeTV on channel 24.1 (KNLC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good 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 SSW, at about 204°. The main network towers for Bellefontaine Neighbors sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KDNL-TV and KSDK, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles southwest of Bellefontaine Neighbors (207° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Bellefontaine Neighbors is KTVI (Fox), 16 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KDNL-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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Bellefontaine Neighbors ranks 30th of 398 places in Missouri: more than the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

36% of Missouri's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Granite City, 5.0 miles away.