TV channels & antenna towers in Opa-locka, Florida

With roughly 16,600 residents, Opa-locka is a town in Florida. Our map shows 41 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 21 full-power, 3 Class A, 14 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 28 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 30 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther out. Ten of the 15 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 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 NNE, at about 26°. The main network towers for Opa-locka sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WPXM-TV, WBFS-TV, WFOR-TV, WLTV-DT and WTVJ and others, transmit from the same tower site about 4.6 miles northeast of Opa-locka (32° NNE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Opa-locka at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Opa-locka is WLRN-TV (PBS), 6.3 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WFLX (Fox), 46 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.

WURH-LD is only 4.6 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, Opa-locka ranks 4th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 4.6 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 Carol City, 2.7 miles away.