TV channels & antenna towers in McLoud, Oklahoma

McLoud is a town of about 4,620 people in Oklahoma. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 22 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 3 Class A, 4 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 2 farther out. Eight of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Oklahoma City, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Oklahoma City's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (KOCO-TV), CBS on channel 9 (KWTV-DT), NBC on channel 4 (KFOR-TV), Fox on channel 25 (KOKH-TV), CW on channel 43 (KAUT-TV), ION on channel 62 (KOPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 30 (KTUZ-TV), Univision on channel 36 (KUOK-CD) and Trinity on channel 14 (KTBO-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (fair signal). 4 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 WNW, at about 292°. The main network towers for McLoud sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KOKH-TV, KTUZ-TV, KOCO-TV, KOPX-TV and KAUT-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles west of McLoud (289° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach McLoud at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for McLoud is KWTV-DT (CBS), 25 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 20 stations at fair strength or better, McLoud ranks 25th of 244 places in Oklahoma: more than the typical Oklahoma town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 24 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

44% of Oklahoma's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Shawnee, 12 miles away.