TV channels & antenna towers in Winlock, Washington

With roughly 1,320 residents, Winlock is a small community in Washington. Our map shows 48 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 16 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Winlock, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 32 are more than 45 miles 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). 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 S, at about 172°. The main network towers for Winlock 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 68 miles south of Winlock (172° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Winlock at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

KATU (ABC), KOIN (CBS), KGW (NBC) and KPTV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Winlock. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Winlock is KOIN (CBS), 68 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KCKA is only 7.2 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Winlock ranks 307th of 398 places in Washington: fewer than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 68 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, 24 miles away.