TV channels & antenna towers in Meadowdale, Washington

Meadowdale, Washington has a population of about 2,830. Our map shows 27 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Meadowdale, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 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 SSW, at about 194°. The main network towers for Meadowdale sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KIRO-TV, KUNS-TV, KOMO-TV and KING-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles south of Meadowdale (184° S). 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 Meadowdale at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Meadowdale is KCPQ (Fox), 30 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.

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, Meadowdale ranks 5th of 398 places in Washington: more than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, 1.9 miles away.