TV channels & antenna towers in Salmon Creek, Washington

With roughly 19,700 residents, Salmon Creek is a town in Washington. Our map shows 57 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 17 low-power and 25 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 30 farther out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Portland, OR, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Portland's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 2 (KATU), CBS on channel 6 (KOIN), NBC on channel 8 (KGW), Fox on channel 12 (KPTV), CW on channel 32 (KRCW-TV), ION on channel 22 (KPXG-TV) and Trinity on channel 24 (KNMT). 3 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 199°. The main network towers for Salmon Creek sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KPXG-TV, KGW, KPTV, KRCW-TV and KATU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles south of Salmon Creek (200° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Salmon Creek at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Salmon Creek is KOIN (CBS), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KPXG-TV is only 14 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, Salmon Creek ranks 5th of 398 places in Washington: more than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

16% of Washington's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Vancouver, 5.0 miles away.