TV channels & antenna towers in Philomath, Oregon

Philomath is a town of about 4,600 people in Oregon. There are 69 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 6 full-power, 3 Class A, 21 low-power and 39 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Philomath, 28 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 34 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 4 network stations in range are licensed to Eugene, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Eugene's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (KEZI), CBS on channel 13 (KVAL-TV), Fox on channel 34 (KLSR-TV) and CW on channel 16.2 (KMTR). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGW in Portland, OR, 74 miles to the northeast. 2 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Philomath are in different directions: ABC 206° SSW (19 mi), CBS 161° SSE (39 mi) and Fox 161° SSE (39 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, KMTR, KVAL-TV and KLSR-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles south of Philomath (161° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Philomath at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Philomath, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Philomath is KLSR-TV (Fox), 39 miles away with a fair 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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Philomath ranks 190th of 219 places in Oregon: fewer than the typical Oregon town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 19 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

47% of Oregon's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Corvallis, 5.5 miles away.