TV channels & antenna towers in Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska has a population of about 4,640. There are 22 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 5 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 10 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 7 farther out. Five of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Omaha, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Omaha's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (KETV), CBS on channel 3 (KMTV-TV), NBC on channel 6 (WOWT), Fox on channel 51 (KFXL-TV), CW on channel 42.3 (KPTM) and Telemundo on channel 27 (KOHA-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 5 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 NNW, at about 337°. The main network towers for Offutt Air Force Base sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KMTV-TV, KETV and WOWT, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northwest of Offutt Air Force Base (337° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Offutt Air Force Base at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Offutt Air Force Base is WOWT (NBC), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KFXL-TV (Fox), 45 miles southwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

KBIN-TV is only 10 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, Offutt Air Force Base ranks 25th of 145 places in Nebraska: more than the typical Nebraska town (6). Its nearest major network tower is 7.4 miles away, against a state median of 27 miles.

12% of Nebraska's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Bellevue, 1.9 miles away.