TV channels & antenna towers in Strafford, Missouri

Strafford is a small community of about 2,360 people in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 17 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 1 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 2 farther 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.

The strongest network signals here 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, 80 miles to the west. 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 ESE, at about 115°. The main network towers for Strafford 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 9.8 miles east of Strafford (110° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Strafford at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Strafford is KYTV (NBC), 12 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KOZL-TV is only 9.8 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Strafford ranks 168th of 398 places in Missouri: more than the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 7.5 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 Springfield, 11 miles away.