TV channels & antenna towers in Gibsonton, Florida

With roughly 14,200 residents, Gibsonton is a city in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 32 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 5 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 24 at good or strong strength.

27 of them are within 25 miles of Gibsonton, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 2 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Tampa, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Tampa's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 (good signal) and Univision (strong signal). 3 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 E, at about 100°. The main network towers for Gibsonton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WEDU, WVEA-TV, WRMD-CD, WTTA and WFTS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 7.3 miles east of Gibsonton (93° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Gibsonton at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Gibsonton is WTVT (Fox), 9.0 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WVEA-TV is only 7.3 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Gibsonton ranks 321st of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 7.3 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 Riverview, 3.5 miles away.