TV channels & antenna towers in Crystal River, Florida

With roughly 3,090 residents, Crystal River is a town in Florida. Our map shows 28 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 5 full-power, 3 Class A, 18 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Crystal River, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Ocala, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Ocala's stations.

The strongest network signals here are CBS on channel 6 (WKMG-LD), NBC on channel 28.3 (WGFL), Fox on channel 51 (WOGX), PBS on channel 5 (WUFT) and CW on channel 20.2 (WCJB-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WFTS-TV in Tampa, FL, 76 miles to the south. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NNE, at about 13°. The main network towers for Crystal River sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Crystal River at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WUFT (PBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Crystal River. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Crystal River is WUFT (PBS), 57 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 7 stations at fair strength or better, Crystal River ranks 773rd of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 35 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

17% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Spring Hill, 30 miles away.