TV channels & antenna towers in Mesilla, New Mexico

Mesilla is a small community of about 1,870 people in New Mexico. There are 42 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 9 full-power, 9 low-power and 24 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Mesilla, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to El Paso, TX, so most of the network channels you will find here come from El Paso's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 4 (KDBC-TV), NBC on channel 9 (KTSM-TV), Fox on channel 14 (KFOX-TV), CW on channel 7.2 (KVIA-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KTDO) and Univision on channel 26 (KINT-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, NM, 204 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 150°. The main network towers for Mesilla sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KFOX-TV, KDBC-TV, KTDO, KVIA-TV and KTSM-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 36 miles southeast of Mesilla (150° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mesilla at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mesilla is KTSM-TV (NBC), 37 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Mesilla ranks 53rd of 152 places in New Mexico: more than the typical New Mexico town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 36 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

49% of New Mexico's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Las Cruces, 3.2 miles away.