TV channels & antenna towers in Palmetto, Florida

Palmetto is a town of about 13,200 people in Florida. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 19 full-power, 5 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Palmetto, 26 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Tampa, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Tampa's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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). 4 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 NE, at about 42°. The main network towers for Palmetto sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WXPX-TV, WTSP, WVEA-TV, WMOR-TV and WTVT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles northeast of Palmetto (43° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Palmetto at fair strength or better, 73% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Palmetto is WEDU (PBS), 29 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Palmetto ranks 185th 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.

60% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Bradenton, 1.6 miles away.