TV channels & antenna towers in Fort Pierce, Florida

With roughly 44,500 residents, Fort Pierce is a city in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 4 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Fort Pierce, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to West Palm Beach, so most of the network channels you will find here come from West Palm Beach's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 25 (WPBF), CBS on channel 12 (WPEC), NBC on channel 5 (WPTV-TV), Fox on channel 29 (WFLX), CW on channel 34 (WTVX), ION on channel 67 (WPXP-TV) and Trinity on channel 21 (WTCE-TV). 2 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 S, at about 178°. The main network towers for Fort Pierce sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WTVX and WPBF, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles south of Fort Pierce (190° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fort Pierce at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

WPEC (CBS) and WPTV-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Fort Pierce. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Fort Pierce is WFLX (Fox), 60 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Fort Pierce ranks 604th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Port Saint Lucie, 11 miles away.