TV channels & antenna towers in Bothell, Washington

With roughly 42,900 residents, Bothell is a city in Washington. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Bothell, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Seattle, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Seattle's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 4 (KOMO-TV), CBS on channel 7 (KIRO-TV), NBC on channel 5 (KING-TV), Fox on channel 13 (KCPQ), CW on channel 51 (KUNS-TV), ION on channel 33 (KWPX-TV), Univision on channel 12 (KVOS-TV), MeTV on channel 44.1 (KFFV) and Trinity on channel 20 (KTBW-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 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 SW, at about 224°. The main network towers for Bothell sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KING-TV, KUNS-TV, KOMO-TV and KIRO-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles southwest of Bothell (217° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bothell at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bothell is KCPQ (Fox), 32 miles away with a fair 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.

KZJO is only 11 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Bothell ranks 1st of 398 places in Washington: more than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

60% of Washington's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Kirkland, 5.6 miles away.