TV channels & antenna towers in Placitas, New Mexico

With roughly 4,980 residents, Placitas is a town in New Mexico. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 2 Class A, 10 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

21 of them are within 25 miles of Placitas, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 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 strongest network signals here 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, 158 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong 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 SSW, at about 192°. The main network towers for Placitas 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 6.5 miles south of Placitas (193° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Placitas 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 Placitas, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Placitas is KRQE (Fox), 6.8 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KAZQ is only 6.6 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Placitas ranks 1st of 152 places in New Mexico: more than the typical New Mexico town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 6.5 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

17% of New Mexico's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Enchanted Hills, 9.7 miles away.