TV channels & antenna towers in Somers, Montana

Somers is a small community of about 1,110 people in Montana. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 75 licensed TV transmitters: 2 full-power, 1 Class A, 9 low-power and 63 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

27 of them are within 25 miles of Somers, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 31 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 3 network stations in range are licensed to Kalispell, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Kalispell's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 23 (KTMF-LD), CBS on channel 18 (KAJJ-CD) and NBC on channel 9 (KCFW-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KAYU-TV in Spokane, WA, 147 miles to the west. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SW, at about 235°. The main network towers for Somers sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KCFW-TV and KAJJ-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 8.1 miles southwest of Somers (235° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

The farthest main network tower for Somers is KCFW-TV (NBC), 8.1 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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, Somers ranks 4th of 104 places in Montana: more than the typical Montana town (5). Its nearest major network tower is 8.1 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

19% of Montana's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Kalispell, 9.0 miles away.