TV channels & antenna towers in White Sands, New Mexico

White Sands is a small community of about 1,650 people in New Mexico. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 10 low-power and 19 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of White Sands, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 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, 196 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair 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 S, at about 181°. The main network towers for White Sands 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 39 miles south of White Sands (181° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for White Sands is KTSM-TV (NBC), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, White Sands ranks 83rd of 152 places in New Mexico: fewer than the typical New Mexico town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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, 18 miles away.