TV channels & antenna towers in Sandy, Oregon

With roughly 10,600 residents, Sandy is a town in Oregon. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 45 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 16 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Sandy, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 WNW, at about 290°. The main network towers for Sandy sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KRCW-TV, KATU, KOIN, KNMT and KPXG-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles west of Sandy (290° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Sandy is KPTV (Fox), 25 miles away with a fair 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Sandy ranks 75th 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 Gresham, 11 miles away.