TV channels & antenna towers in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Los Alamos, New Mexico has a population of about 12,000. Our map shows 51 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 2 Class A, 11 low-power and 25 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Los Alamos, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 45 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Albuquerque, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Albuquerque's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KOAT-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KOB), Fox on channel 13.2 (KRQE), CW on channel 19 (KWBQ), Telemundo on channel 2 (KASA-TV), Univision on channel 14 (KLUZ-TV) and Trinity on channel 23 (KNAT-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KREZ-TV in Durango, CO, 130 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 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 S, at about 190°. The main network towers for Los Alamos sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KOAT-TV, KASA-TV, KWBQ, KNAT-TV and KOB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 47 miles south of Los Alamos (190° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Los Alamos at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Los Alamos is KRQE (Fox), 47 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 15 stations at fair strength or better, Los Alamos ranks 30th of 152 places in New Mexico: more than the typical New Mexico town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 40 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

34% of New Mexico's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Santa Fe, 25 miles away.