TV channels & antenna towers in Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota

Colonial Pine Hills is a small community of about 2,490 people in South Dakota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 22 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 9 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Colonial Pine Hills, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Rapid City, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Rapid City's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 21 (KNBN), Fox on channel 7 (KEVN-TV), CW on channel 15.2 (KCLO-TV) and MeTV on channel 23.1 (KHME). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPRY-TV in Pierre, SD, 161 miles to the east. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGWC-TV in Casper, WY, 176 miles to the southwest. 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 NE, at about 34°. The main network towers for Colonial Pine Hills sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KEVN-TV, KHME, KCLO-TV and KNBN, transmit from the same tower site about 5.2 miles northeast of Colonial Pine Hills (38° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Colonial Pine Hills at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Colonial Pine Hills is KNBN (NBC), 6.7 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KBHE-TV is only 4.7 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Colonial Pine Hills ranks 9th of 101 places in South Dakota: more than the typical South Dakota town (4). Its nearest major network tower is 5.2 miles away, against a state median of 31 miles.

19% of South Dakota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Rapid City, 6.5 miles away.