TV channels & antenna towers in Lehigh Acres, Florida

Lehigh Acres, Florida has a population of about 86,800. There are 17 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power, 2 Class A, 7 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Lehigh Acres, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 2 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Fort Myers, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fort Myers's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 26 (WZVN-TV), CBS on channel 11 (WINK-TV), NBC on channel 20 (WBBH-TV), Fox on channel 36 (WFTX-TV), PBS on channel 30 (WGCU), CW on channel 46 (WXCW), Telemundo on channel 43 (WWDT-CD) and Univision on channel 51 (WLZE-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NW, at about 325°. The main network towers for Lehigh Acres sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WINK-TV, WXCW, WGCU, WFTX-TV and WZVN-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles northwest of Lehigh Acres (325° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lehigh Acres at fair strength or better, 86% 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 Lehigh Acres, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lehigh Acres is WBBH-TV (NBC), 16 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WINK-TV is only 15 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, Lehigh Acres ranks 620th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Cape Coral, 21 miles away.