TV channels & antenna towers in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Fort Walton Beach is a city of about 21,800 people in Florida. There are 32 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 3 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Fort Walton Beach, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Panama City, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Panama City's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 3 (WEAR-TV), Fox on channel 28 (WPGX), PBS on channel 23 (WSRE), CW on channel 4.3 (WTVY) and Trinity on channel 21 (WMPV-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WKRG-TV in Mobile, AL, 75 miles to the west. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WJHG-TV in Panama City, FL, 73 miles to the east. 9 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Fort Walton Beach are in different directions: ABC 282° WNW (63 mi), Fox 91° E (65 mi) and PBS 283° WNW (60 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WSRE, WMPV-TV and WEAR-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 60 miles west of Fort Walton Beach (283° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fort Walton Beach at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WPGX (Fox) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Fort Walton Beach. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Fort Walton Beach is WPGX (Fox), 65 miles away with a very weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

W31EP-D is only 1.4 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 Walton Beach ranks 620th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 East Pensacola Heights, 34 miles away.