TV channels & antenna towers in Miami, Florida

With roughly 441,000 residents, Miami is a city in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 40 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 3 Class A, 13 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 38 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

32 of them are within 25 miles of Miami, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Miami is a broadcast hub in its own right: ten of the 15 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options 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 35 (WPXM-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.

Point your antenna N, at about 355°. The main network towers for Miami sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WPXM-TV, WPLG, WSVN, WBFS-TV and WFOR-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles north of Miami (355° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Miami at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Miami is WLRN-TV (PBS), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WFLX (Fox), 55 miles north, 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.

WMDF-LD is only 0.2 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 38 stations at fair strength or better, Miami ranks 4th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 13 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

23% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.