TV channels & antenna towers in Sandy Hills, Utah

Sandy Hills, Utah has a population of about 89,600. There are 152 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 3 Class A, 13 low-power and 123 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 39 transmitters are within 25 miles, 60 between 25 and 45 miles, and 53 farther 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 strongest network signals here 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 5 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 WNW, at about 286°. The main network towers for Sandy Hills sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, KTMW, KUPX-TV, KULX-CD, KEJT-CD and KUCW and others, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles west of Sandy Hills (285° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sandy Hills at fair strength or better, 90% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sandy Hills is KSTU (Fox), 19 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.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Sandy Hills ranks 37th of 180 places in Utah: more than the typical Utah town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 19 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

23% of Utah's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Salt Lake City, 13 miles away.