TV channels & antenna towers in Longboat Key, Florida

With roughly 7,270 residents, Longboat Key is a town in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 5 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 27 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Six of the 19 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 20 (WBBH-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 (weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 4 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 NE, at about 40°. The main network towers for Longboat Key sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WXPX-TV, WTSP, WVEA-TV, WMOR-TV and WTVT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles northeast of Longboat Key (41° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Longboat Key at fair strength or better, 69% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Longboat Key is WEDU (PBS), 39 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WBBH-TV (NBC), 68 miles southeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Longboat Key ranks 386th of 786 places in Florida: the same as the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 South Bradenton, 5.9 miles away.