TV channels & antenna towers in Harrisburg, South Dakota

With roughly 5,500 residents, Harrisburg is a town in South Dakota. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 30 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 14 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Harrisburg, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 15 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Sioux Falls, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Sioux Falls's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 13 (KSFY-TV), Fox on channel 46.2 (KDLT-TV), CW on channel 11.4 (KELO-TV) and ION on channel 36 (KSFL-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMTV-TV in Omaha, NE, 151 miles to the south. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WOWT in Omaha, NE, 150 miles to the south. 7 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 54°. The main network towers for Harrisburg sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KSFL-TV, KDLT-TV, KELO-TV and KSFY-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 8.0 miles northeast of Harrisburg (51° NE). 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 Harrisburg at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Harrisburg is KSFY-TV (ABC), 10 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.

KDLT-TV is only 8.7 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Harrisburg ranks 1st of 101 places in South Dakota: more than the typical South Dakota town (4). Its nearest major network tower is 8.0 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 Sioux Falls, 8.2 miles away.