TV channels & antenna towers in Winchester, Nevada

Winchester, Nevada has a population of about 28,000. Our map shows 63 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 4 Class A, 14 low-power and 36 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

30 of them are within 25 miles of Winchester, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 31 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Las Vegas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Las Vegas's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 13 (KTNV-TV), CBS on channel 8 (KLAS-TV), NBC on channel 3 (KSNV), Fox on channel 5 (KVVU-TV), ION on channel 34.2 (KMCC), Telemundo on channel 39 (KBLR) and Univision on channel 15 (KINC). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 2 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 SSE, at about 153°. The main network towers for Winchester sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KBLR, KSNV and KVVU-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 10 miles southeast of Winchester (143° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Winchester at fair strength or better, 57% 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 Winchester, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Winchester is KTNV-TV (ABC), 13 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KBLR 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Winchester ranks 1st of 66 places in Nevada: more than the typical Nevada town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 10 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

21% of Nevada's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Paradise, 2.7 miles away.