TV channels & antenna towers in Port Ludlow, Washington

Port Ludlow, Washington has a population of about 2,600. 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, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Port Ludlow, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 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 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), 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.

The main network towers around Port Ludlow are in different directions: ABC 143° SE (25 mi), CBS 143° SE (25 mi), NBC 143° SE (26 mi) and Fox 193° SSW (27 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, KIRO-TV, KUNS-TV, KOMO-TV and KING-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles southeast of Port Ludlow (143° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Port Ludlow at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Port Ludlow is KCPQ (Fox), 27 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.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Port Ludlow ranks 132nd of 398 places in Washington: more than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Edmonds, 16 miles away.