TV channels & antenna towers in Apollo Beach, Florida

Apollo Beach, Florida has a population of about 14,100. Our map shows 32 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 5 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

27 of them are within 25 miles of Apollo Beach, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Tampa, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Tampa's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 28 (WFTS-TV), CBS on channel 10 (WTSP), NBC on channel 8 (WFLA-TV), Fox on channel 13 (WTVT), PBS on channel 3.1 (WEDU), CW on channel 38 (WTTA), ION on channel 66 (WXPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 49 (WRMD-CD), Univision on channel 50 (WVEA-TV) and MeTV on channel 32.2 (WMOR-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (strong signal). 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 ENE, at about 65°. The main network towers for Apollo Beach sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WXPX-TV, WTSP, WVEA-TV, WMOR-TV and WTTA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 9.5 miles east of Apollo Beach (70° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Apollo Beach at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Apollo Beach, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Apollo Beach is WTVT (Fox), 11 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WXPX-TV is only 9.5 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Apollo Beach ranks 321st of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 9.5 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

23% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Riverview, 8.1 miles away.