TV channels & antenna towers in Madeira Beach, Florida

Madeira Beach is a town of about 4,380 people in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 5 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Madeira Beach, 26 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (fair signal) and Univision (good 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 86°. The main network towers for Madeira Beach sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WEDU, WVEA-TV, WRMD-CD, WXPX-TV and WTSP and others, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles east of Madeira Beach (84° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Madeira Beach 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 Madeira Beach, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Madeira Beach is WTVT (Fox), 34 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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, Madeira Beach ranks 386th of 786 places in Florida: the same as the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Pinellas Park, 6.7 miles away.