TV channels & antenna towers in Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri

With roughly 2,560 residents, Whiteman Air Force Base is a town in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 25 farther out. Eight of the 11 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 (very weak signal) and 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 WNW, at about 293°. The main network towers for Whiteman Air Force Base sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KTAJ-TV and KPXE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 55 miles west of Whiteman Air Force Base (292° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

KMBC-TV (ABC), KCTV (CBS), KSHB-TV (NBC) and WDAF-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Whiteman Air Force Base. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Whiteman Air Force Base is WDAF-TV (Fox), 61 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Whiteman Air Force Base ranks 178th of 398 places in Missouri: the same as the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 54 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 Sedalia, 18 miles away.