TV channels & antenna towers in Palouse, Washington

With roughly 1,020 residents, Palouse is a small community in Washington. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 9 low-power and 21 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Palouse, 18 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Spokane, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Spokane's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 4 (KXLY-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KREM), NBC on channel 6 (KHQ-TV), Fox on channel 28 (KAYU-TV), CW on channel 22 (KSKN) and ION on channel 34 (KGPX-TV). 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 N, at about 350°. The main network towers for Palouse sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KAYU-TV, KHQ-TV, KGPX-TV, KREM and KSKN, transmit from the same tower site about 47 miles north of Palouse (347° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Palouse at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Palouse is KXLY-TV (ABC), 70 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 12 stations at fair strength or better, Palouse ranks 298th of 398 places in Washington: fewer than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 31 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

24% of Washington's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Moscow, 13 miles away.