TV channels & antenna towers in Newcastle, Washington

With roughly 11,400 residents, Newcastle is a city in Washington. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 6 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 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 18 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 0 farther out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Seattle, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Seattle's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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), MeTV on channel 44.1 (KFFV) and Trinity on channel 20 (KTBW-TV). 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 WNW, at about 297°. The main network towers for Newcastle 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 northwest of Newcastle (305° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Newcastle at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Newcastle is KCPQ (Fox), 30 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KZJO is only 8.9 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Newcastle ranks 5th of 398 places in Washington: more than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 8.9 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 West Lake Sammamish, 3.7 miles away.