TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Butler, Florida

With roughly 1,850 residents, Lake Butler is a small community in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 51 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 5 Class A, 30 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 15 between 25 and 45 miles, and 31 farther out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Jacksonville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Jacksonville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 25 (WJXX), CBS on channel 47 (WJAX-TV), NBC on channel 28.3 (WGFL), Fox on channel 51 (WOGX), PBS on channel 5 (WUFT), CW on channel 17 (WCWJ), ION on channel 21 (WPXC-TV), MeTV on channel 57.2 (WFXU) and Trinity on channel 59 (WJEB-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 SSW, at about 198°. The main network towers for Lake Butler sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WFOX-TV, WJAX-TV, WJCT, WJEB-TV and WJXX and others, transmit from the same tower site about 49 miles east of Lake Butler (69° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Butler at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Butler is WGFL (NBC), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WJXX (ABC), 50 miles east, WJAX-TV (CBS), 49 miles east and WOGX (Fox), 46 miles south, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 21 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Butler ranks 474th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 22 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

60% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Gainesville, 26 miles away.