TV channels & antenna towers in Seneca, Missouri

Seneca is a small community of about 2,400 people in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 4 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 9 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburg, KS, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburg's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (KODE-TV), CBS on channel 7 (KOAM-TV), NBC on channel 16 (KSNF), CW on channel 14.2 (KFJX), ION on channel 49.6 (KPJO-LD), Univision on channel 14 (KWNL-CD) and Trinity on channel 17 (KDOR-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KOKI-TV in Tulsa, OK, 82 miles to the southwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (very 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 N, at about 3°. The main network towers for Seneca sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KODE-TV and KSNF, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles north of Seneca (11° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Seneca at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Seneca is KOAM-TV (CBS), 27 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Seneca ranks 168th of 398 places in Missouri: more than the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Joplin, 18 miles away.