TV channels & antenna towers in Rockaway Beach, Oregon

With roughly 1,350 residents, Rockaway Beach is a small community in Oregon. Our map shows 62 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 5 Class A, 21 low-power and 27 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 50 farther 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). 2 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 E, at about 96°. The main network towers for Rockaway Beach sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KPTV, KPXG-TV, KGW, KRCW-TV and KATU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 58 miles east of Rockaway Beach (96° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rockaway Beach at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rockaway Beach is KOIN (CBS), 59 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 15 stations at fair strength or better, Rockaway Beach ranks 112th of 219 places in Oregon: fewer than the typical Oregon town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 58 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

30% of Oregon's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Forest Grove, 41 miles away.