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KVVU-TV · channel 5.1

KVVU-TV is channel 5.1 (Fox), a full-power station licensed to Henderson, NV.

Updated from FCC data

KVVU-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 5.1 Fox
  • 5.2 Silver State Sports
  • 5.3 Ion Mystery
  • 5.4 5DRVtv
  • 5.5 Defy
  • 5.6 Outlaw
  • 5.7 365BLK

Which way to point your antenna for KVVU-TV

KVVU-TV transmits from the main Las Vegas tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 9 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Henderson, NV east (83°) 1 mi
North Las Vegas, NV south-southeast (167°) 20 mi
Mesquite, NV southwest (222°) 74 mi

KVVU-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
9 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
120 kW
Antenna height
1076 m above sea level, 383 m above average terrain
Tower location
36.0072, -115.0069 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
35870
Licence on file
2025-09-04

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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