TV channels & antenna towers in Branson, Missouri

Branson is a city of about 11,400 people in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 17 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Branson, 18 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 10 (KOLR), NBC on channel 3 (KYTV), Fox on channel 49 (KRBK), CW on channel 29.2 (KHOG-TV), ION on channel 20.2 (KFKY-LD), Univision on channel 14 (KWNL-CD) and MeTV on channel 8 (KXMP-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KODE-TV in Joplin, MO, 80 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (very weak signal). 5 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 NNE, at about 21°. The main network towers for Branson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KOLR and KRBK, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles north of Branson (20° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Branson at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Branson is KRBK (Fox), 42 miles away with a good 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.

KWBM is only 9.6 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Branson ranks 202nd of 398 places in Missouri: fewer than the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 31 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

30% of Missouri's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Springfield, 40 miles away.