TV channels & antenna towers in Kearney, Missouri

Kearney, Missouri has a population of about 9,420. There are 25 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 3 Class A, 10 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Kearney, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Kansas City, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Kansas City's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (KMBC-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KCTV), NBC on channel 41 (KSHB-TV), Fox on channel 4 (WDAF-TV), CW on channel 29 (KCWE), ION on channel 50 (KPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KGKC-LD), Univision on channel 14 (KUKC-LD) and Trinity on channel 16 (KTAJ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 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 SSW, at about 206°. The main network towers for Kearney sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KCWE and KMBC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles southwest of Kearney (203° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Kearney at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Kearney is KSHB-TV (NBC), 28 miles away with a good 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.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 18 stations at fair strength or better, Kearney ranks 90th of 398 places in Missouri: more than the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Liberty, 8.9 miles away.