TV channels & antenna towers in Saint Helens, Oregon

Saint Helens is a city of about 12,900 people in Oregon. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 65 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 21 low-power and 29 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

26 of them are within 25 miles of Saint Helens, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 37 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 strongest network signals here 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 S, at about 172°. The main network towers for Saint Helens 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 24 miles south of Saint Helens (173° S). 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 Saint Helens 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 Saint Helens, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Saint Helens is KOIN (CBS), 24 miles away with a strong 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, Saint Helens ranks 45th of 219 places in Oregon: more than the typical Oregon town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Vancouver, 17 miles away.