TV channels & antenna towers in Ellenton, Florida

Ellenton is a town of about 4,280 people in Florida. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 26 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther out. Six of the 19 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 (fair 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 NE, at about 37°. The main network towers for Ellenton 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 26 miles northeast of Ellenton (38° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ellenton at fair strength or better, 65% 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 Ellenton, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Ellenton is WEDU (PBS), 28 miles away with a fair 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Ellenton ranks 154th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 10 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 Bradenton, 3.3 miles away.