TV channels & antenna towers in Orem, Utah

Orem, Utah has a population of about 94,500. There are 251 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 3 Class A, 11 low-power and 223 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Orem, 81 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 160 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Salt Lake City, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Salt Lake City's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 4 (KTVX), CBS on channel 2 (KUTV), NBC on channel 5 (KSL-TV), Fox on channel 13 (KSTU), CW on channel 30 (KUCW), ION on channel 16.4 (KUPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 20 (KTMW), Univision on channel 32 (KUTH-DT) and MeTV on channel 8.1 (KCSG-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 6 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 NW, at about 313°. The main network towers for Orem sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, KTMW, KUPX-TV, KULX-CD, KUCW and KSL-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 36 miles northwest of Orem (313° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Orem at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Orem is KSTU (Fox), 37 miles away with a good 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Orem ranks 89th of 180 places in Utah: the same as the typical Utah town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 13 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

39% of Utah's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Salt Lake City, 34 miles away.