TV channels & antenna towers in Sisters, Oregon

Sisters is a small community of about 2,470 people in Oregon. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 3 full-power, 3 Class A, 12 low-power and 18 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Sisters, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Five of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Bend, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Bend's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 18 (KOHD), CBS on channel 7 (KBNZ-LD), Fox on channel 39 (KFXO-CD), CW on channel 21.2 (KTVZ) and Telemundo on channel 20 (KQRE-CD). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGW in Portland, OR, 103 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SE, at about 144°. The main network towers for Sisters sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KOHD, KFXO-CD and KTVZ, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles southeast of Sisters (144° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sisters at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sisters is KFXO-CD (Fox), 18 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.

K29KU-D is only 0.9 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 11 stations at fair strength or better, Sisters ranks 161st of 219 places in Oregon: fewer than the typical Oregon town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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 Redmond, 19 miles away.