TV channels & antenna towers in DeLand, Florida

DeLand, Florida has a population of about 30,200. Our map shows 38 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 9 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of DeLand, 24 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Orlando, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Orlando's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WFTV), CBS on channel 6 (WKMG-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WESH), Fox on channel 35 (WOFL), PBS on channel 24 (WUCF-TV), CW on channel 18 (WKCF), ION on channel 56 (WOPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31 (WTMO-CD), Univision on channel 43 (WVEN-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WHLV-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 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 SSE, at about 155°. The main network towers for DeLand sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WUCF-TV, WOFL, WESH, WKMG-TV and WVEN-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles southeast of DeLand (157° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach DeLand at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for DeLand is WFTV (ABC), 35 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.

WOTF-TV is only 7.6 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, DeLand ranks 474th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Deltona, 9.1 miles away.