TV channels & antenna towers in Parkland, Florida

Parkland is a city of about 30,200 people in Florida. There are 48 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 24 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 25 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 31 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther 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.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 25 (WPBF), 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 Parkland are in different directions: CBS 178° S (24 mi), NBC 178° S (24 mi), Fox 359° N (18 mi) and PBS 174° S (23 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 22 miles south of Parkland (170° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Parkland 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 Parkland, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Parkland is WFOR-TV (CBS), 24 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WPBF (ABC), 57 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.

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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Parkland ranks 146th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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, 3.4 miles away.