TV channels & antenna towers in Ritzville, Washington

With roughly 1,670 residents, Ritzville is a small community in Washington. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 21 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 7 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Ritzville, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Spokane, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Spokane's stations.

The strongest network signals here are 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). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KVEW in Kennewick, WA, 79 miles to the southwest. 4 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 ENE, at about 58°. The main network towers for Ritzville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KAYU-TV, KHQ-TV, KREM, KSKN and KGPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 60 miles northeast of Ritzville (58° ENE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ritzville at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ritzville is KREM (CBS), 60 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Ritzville ranks 317th of 398 places in Washington: fewer than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 60 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 Moses Lake, 42 miles away.