TV channels & antenna towers in Mims, Florida

Mims is a town of about 7,060 people in Florida. There are 34 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 8 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 21 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 2 farther out. Five of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Orlando, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Orlando's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WFTV), CBS on channel 6 (WKMG-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WESH), Fox on channel 35 (WOFL), PBS on channel 24 (WUCF-TV), CW on channel 18 (WKCF), ION on channel 56 (WOPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31 (WTMO-CD), Univision on channel 43 (WVEN-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WHLV-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak 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 WSW, at about 252°. The main network towers for Mims sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WESH, WKMG-TV, WOFL, WVEN-TV and WHLV-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles west of Mims (254° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mims at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mims is WUCF-TV (PBS), 16 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WEFS is only 14 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Mims ranks 367th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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 Titusville, 4.3 miles away.