TV channels & antenna towers in Balm, Florida

Balm, Florida has a population of about 1,460. There are 34 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 7 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

26 of them are within 25 miles of Balm, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 N, at about 3°. The main network towers for Balm 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 WTVT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 4.2 miles north of Balm (1° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Balm at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Balm is WEDU (PBS), 6.1 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WXPX-TV is only 4.2 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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Balm ranks 347th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 4.2 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, 8.4 miles away.