TV channels & antenna towers in Margate, Florida

With roughly 57,200 residents, Margate is a city in Florida. Our map shows 48 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 24 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 36 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 24 at good or strong strength.

31 of them are within 25 miles of Margate, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to Miami, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Miami's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7.2 (WSVN), CBS on channel 4 (WFOR-TV), NBC on channel 6 (WTVJ), Fox on channel 29 (WFLX), PBS on channel 17 (WLRN-TV), CW on channel 33 (WBFS-TV), ION on channel 67 (WPXP-TV), Telemundo on channel 51 (WSCV), Univision on channel 23 (WLTV-DT), MeTV on channel 10.2 (WPLG) and Trinity on channel 45 (WHFT-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 7 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Margate are in different directions: ABC 181° S (19 mi), CBS 183° S (19 mi), NBC 183° S (19 mi), Fox 355° N (23 mi) and PBS 178° S (18 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WHFT-TV, WSCV, WLRN-TV, WPLG and WSVN, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles south of Margate (173° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Margate at fair strength or better, 59% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Margate is WFLX (Fox), 23 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 36 stations at fair strength or better, Margate ranks 68th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Coral Springs, 4.4 miles away.