TV channels & antenna towers in Yakima, Washington

Yakima is a city of about 93,700 people in Washington. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 3 full-power, 2 Class A, 18 low-power and 24 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Yakima, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Yakima is a broadcast hub in its own right: five of the 5 network stations in range are licensed here.

The strongest network signals here 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 KVEW in Kennewick, WA, 74 miles to the southeast. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KIRO-TV in Seattle, WA, 112 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good 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 181°. The main network towers for Yakima 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 4.8 miles south of Yakima (181° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Yakima 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 Yakima, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Yakima is KNDO (NBC), 4.8 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KNDO is only 4.8 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Yakima ranks 210th of 398 places in Washington: fewer than the typical Washington town (17). Its nearest major network tower is 4.8 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

16% of Washington's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.