TV channels & antenna towers in Rainier, Oregon

Rainier is a small community of about 1,920 people in Oregon. There are 58 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 17 low-power and 26 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Rainier, 29 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Portland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Portland's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (KATU), CBS on channel 6 (KOIN), NBC on channel 8 (KGW), Fox on channel 12 (KPTV), CW on channel 32 (KRCW-TV), ION on channel 22 (KPXG-TV) and Trinity on channel 24 (KNMT). 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 167°. The main network towers for Rainier sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KPXG-TV, KGW, KPTV, KRCW-TV and KATU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles south of Rainier (167° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rainier is KOIN (CBS), 41 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Rainier ranks 112th of 219 places in Oregon: fewer than the typical Oregon town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 40 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 Longview, 3.4 miles away.