TV channels & antenna towers in Ponca, Nebraska

With roughly 940 residents, Ponca is a small community in Nebraska. Our map shows 32 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 13 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Ponca, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Sioux Falls, SD, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sioux Falls's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (KCAU-TV), Fox on channel 44 (KPTH), CW on channel 4.2 (KTIV) and ION on channel 36 (KSFL-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMTV-TV in Omaha, NE, 94 miles to the south. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOWT in Omaha, NE, 93 miles to the south. 6 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 E, at about 86°. The main network towers for Ponca sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KCAU-TV, KTIV and KPTH, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles east of Ponca (86° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ponca at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ponca is KPTH (Fox), 25 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Ponca ranks 38th of 145 places in Nebraska: more than the typical Nebraska town (6). Its nearest major network tower is 24 miles away, against a state median of 27 miles.

40% of Nebraska's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Sioux City, 16 miles away.