TV channels & antenna towers in Wright City, Missouri

Wright City is a town of about 3,450 people in Missouri. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 32 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 3 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 16 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 farther out. Six of the 10 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 (very weak 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 ESE, at about 117°. The main network towers for Wright City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KPLR-TV and KTVI, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles southeast of Wright City (120° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wright City at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wright City is KMOV (CBS), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Wright City ranks 178th of 398 places in Missouri: the same as the typical Missouri town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Wentzville, 9.1 miles away.