TV channels & antenna towers in Spanish Lake, Missouri

Spanish Lake is a city of about 19,700 people in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 10 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 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 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 strongest network signals here 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 (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 201°. The main network towers for Spanish Lake 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 16 miles southwest of Spanish Lake (203° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Spanish Lake at fair strength or better, 71% 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 Spanish Lake, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Spanish Lake is KTVI (Fox), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Spanish Lake ranks 30th 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.

36% of Missouri's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Florissant, 5.7 miles away.