Best TV Antenna for Minneapolis, MN Digital TV Stations

A guide to Minneapolis free TV stations. Availability, reception maps, best tv antenna type

Watch Free HDTV in Minneapolis

The Best choice for free digital - HDTV -TV Antenna reception for the Minneapolis area is the EZ-HD or the HD Stacker antennas.

Here's why:

The Minneapolis free to air TV market is one of the best in the entire Country. There are dozens of free channels available. All of the major network channels are available (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS, CW, ION) plus independent channels and dozens of sub channels to numerous to mention.

There are 2 major channels in Minneapolis broadcasting a VHF TV signal.
This is important because most antennas available today are designed for UHF signals and perform poorly for the reception of VHF signals. The major VHF channels are NBC channel 11 and FOX channel 9. In addition these channels provide 8 sub channels all VHF signals.  

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Be aware that most antennas on the market today claim to be VHF capable when in fact they're not.

Just because I say it, Doesn't make it true.
If you're in doubt I suggest you contact the station engineer at any of the above stations to verify the information on this page.  

For more information about VHF TV reception I suggest the following pages.

Why most TV antennas are designed wrong >

Precisely tuned and test range certified antennas >

What's the difference between a VHF and UHF TV antenna >

To insure the reception of NBC and FOX channels learn the difference between UHF and a VHF and UHF TV antennas.

The Minneapolis TV stations reception map below is compiled from actual customer reports using either the EZ HD or the HD Stacker antennas. If the antenna location is inside of the Green circle use the EZ HD antenna. If the antenna location is outside of the Green circle within the Blue circle use the HD Stacker antenna. TV reception from Minneapolis TV stations outside of the Blue circle is possible but is hit and miss no matter what antenna is used for reception. Both the EZ HD and the HD Stacker antennas have been physically fine tuned to receive the Minneapolis area TV stations digital TV signal frequencies.

Best TV Antenna for Minneapolis, MN TV stations reception map and antenna guide

*Map based on the weakest Minneapolis TV station transmitting signal

The EZ HD and the HD Stacker antennas are physically tuned to receive the specific TV signal frequencies in use by the Minneapolis TV stations. Inch for inch both antennas will outperform any other antenna on the market.

Note: Some Minneapolis area residents have reported problems receiving KMSP 9.1 FOX and KARE NBC 11.1 when using antennas other than the EZ HD or the HD Stacker. This is due to the VHF broadcast signal frequencies in use by these stations and the use of the improper antenna to receive VHF signal frequency. Many of today's antennas (do to smaller antenna size) will not receive VHF signals. The EZ HD and the HD Stacker are designed to provide excellent performance across the entire VHF/UHF frequency spectrum in use in the Minneapolis free to air broadcasting market.

Antenna Aiming - From the antenna installation site aim the narrower end of of the antenna at the Red X on the map above to receive the Minneapolis TV stations.

NOTE: The Minneapolis TV stations reception map above is based on the use of the EZ HD and HD Stacker TV antennas installed in an outdoor location at an elevation of 20 feet above ground using proper signal amplification when required. Antennas located indoors such as attics etc. or if improper signal amplification is in use will likely experience reduced reception range. Antennas installed at an elevation greater then 20 feet above ground will likely experience increased reception range and antennas installed less then 20 feet above ground will likely experience reduced reception range. The closer the antenna installation site is to the transmitters (star) the lower the antenna can be installed to the ground.

I want to thank all of our customers who have and continue to contribute reception reports from the Minneapolis area.
You have helped create a very reliable DTV reception map for the entire Minneapolis TV station viewing area.

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