TV channels & antenna towers in Grant-Valkaria, Florida

Grant-Valkaria, Florida has a population of about 4,060. There are 44 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 8 Class A, 16 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Grant-Valkaria, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 33 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Orlando, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Orlando's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WFTV), CBS on channel 6 (WKMG-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WESH), Fox on channel 35 (WOFL), PBS on channel 24 (WUCF-TV), CW on channel 18 (WKCF), ION on channel 56 (WOPX-TV), Univision on channel 43 (WVEN-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WHLV-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 6 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 NNW, at about 326°. The main network towers for Grant-Valkaria sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WFTV, WVEN-TV, WHLV-TV and WKCF, transmit from the same tower site about 52 miles northwest of Grant-Valkaria (326° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Grant-Valkaria at fair strength or better, 82% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Grant-Valkaria is WUCF-TV (PBS), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Grant-Valkaria ranks 386th of 786 places in Florida: the same as the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 36 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 Palm Bay, 6.6 miles away.