TV channels & antenna towers in West Side Highway, Washington

With roughly 5,520 residents, West Side Highway is a town in Washington. Our map shows 52 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 21 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 7 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 35 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 S, at about 169°. The main network towers for West Side Highway 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 46 miles south of West Side Highway (170° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Side Highway 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 West Side Highway, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for West Side Highway is KOIN (CBS), 47 miles away with a good 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, West Side Highway ranks 169th of 398 places in Washington: more than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 46 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 Longview, 3.3 miles away.