TV channels & antenna towers in Humansville, Missouri

With roughly 1,040 residents, Humansville is a small community in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 16 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 6 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Humansville, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 6 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 24 (KYCW-LD) and ION on channel 20.2 (KFKY-LD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KODE-TV in Joplin, MO, 73 miles to the southwest. 3 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 139°. The main network towers for Humansville 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 53 miles southeast of Humansville (139° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Humansville 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 Humansville, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Humansville is KYTV (NBC), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 6 stations at fair strength or better, Humansville ranks 307th of 398 places in Missouri: fewer than the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 44 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

34% of Missouri's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Springfield, 43 miles away.