TV channels & antenna towers in Arcadia, Florida

Arcadia is a town of about 7,850 people in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Arcadia, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 31 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 21 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 26 (WZVN-TV), CBS on channel 11 (WINK-TV), NBC on channel 20 (WBBH-TV), Fox on channel 36 (WFTX-TV), PBS on channel 30 (WGCU), CW on channel 46 (WXCW), ION on channel 66 (WXPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 43 (WWDT-CD), Univision on channel 50 (WVEA-TV) and MeTV on channel 32.2 (WMOR-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 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 169°. The main network towers for Arcadia sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WZVN-TV, WBBH-TV, WGCU, WINK-TV and WXCW and others, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles south of Arcadia (168° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Arcadia at fair strength or better, 65% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Arcadia is WFTX-TV (Fox), 29 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 22 stations at fair strength or better, Arcadia ranks 419th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 28 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

60% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Port Charlotte, 22 miles away.