TV channels & antenna towers in Rapid City, South Dakota

With roughly 73,600 residents, Rapid City is a city in South Dakota. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 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 11 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Rapid City, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Rapid City is a broadcast hub in its own right: five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed here.

The best-placed network stations 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, 156 miles to the east. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KGWC-TV in Casper, WY, 182 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.

The main network towers around Rapid City are in different directions: NBC 313° NW (1.2 mi) and Fox 226° SW (1.4 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, KNBN, KCLO-TV, KHME and KEVN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 1.2 miles northwest of Rapid City (313° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rapid City at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rapid City is KEVN-TV (Fox), 1.4 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KKRA-LD is only 1.2 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, Rapid City ranks 9th of 101 places in South Dakota: more than the typical South Dakota town (4). Its nearest major network tower is 1.2 miles away, against a state median of 31 miles.

19% of South Dakota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.