TV channels & antenna towers in Fort Myers Shores, Florida

Fort Myers Shores, Florida has a population of about 5,490. There are 19 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Fort Myers Shores, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Fort Myers, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fort Myers's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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), Telemundo on channel 43 (WWDT-CD) and Univision on channel 51 (WLZE-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 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 NNW, at about 347°. The main network towers for Fort Myers Shores sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WINK-TV, WXCW, WFTX-TV, WGCU and WZVN-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 6.4 miles north of Fort Myers Shores (351° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fort Myers Shores at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fort Myers Shores is WBBH-TV (NBC), 7.9 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WRXY-TV is only 6.1 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Fort Myers Shores ranks 620th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 6.4 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 Fort Myers, 8.4 miles away.