TV channels & antenna towers in Whitehall, Montana

Whitehall, Montana has a population of about 1,090. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 6 full-power, 1 Class A, 13 low-power and 20 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Whitehall, 16 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Butte, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Butte's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 18 (KWYB), CBS on channel 4 (KXLF-TV) and NBC on channel 6 (KTVM-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KIDK in Idaho Falls, ID, 166 miles to the south. 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 WNW, at about 300°. The main network towers for Whitehall sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KWYB, KXLF-TV and KTVM-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles northwest of Whitehall (300° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Whitehall at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Whitehall is KTVM-TV (NBC), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

K36OS-D is only 0.6 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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Whitehall ranks 20th of 104 places in Montana: more than the typical Montana town (5). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Butte, 23 miles away.