TV channels & antenna towers in Wenatchee, Washington

With roughly 33,600 residents, Wenatchee is a city in Washington. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 57 licensed TV transmitters: 3 full-power, 2 Class A, 15 low-power and 37 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 3 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Wenatchee, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 29 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Yakima, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Yakima's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 23 (KNDO), Fox on channel 41 (KCYU-LD), CW on channel 29.2 (KIMA-TV), Univision on channel 2 (KUNW-CD) and Trinity on channel 45 (KDHW-CD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KOMO-TV in Seattle, WA, 96 miles to the west. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KIRO-TV in Seattle, WA, 97 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (very weak signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna S, at about 189°. The main network towers for Wenatchee sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KNDO, KIMA-TV, KUNW-CD and KDHW-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 62 miles south of Wenatchee (189° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

KNDO (NBC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Wenatchee. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Wenatchee is KNDO (NBC), 62 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 3 stations at fair strength or better, Wenatchee ranks 365th of 398 places in Washington: fewer than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 62 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

24% of Washington's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna.