TV channels & antenna towers in Pensacola, Florida

With roughly 53,200 residents, Pensacola is a city in Florida. Our map shows 26 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 15 full-power, 2 Class A and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Pensacola, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Mobile, AL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Mobile's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 3 (WEAR-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WKRG-TV), Fox on channel 10 (WALA-TV), PBS on channel 23 (WSRE), CW on channel 55 (WFNA), Telemundo on channel 31 (WMBP-LD) and Trinity on channel 21 (WMPV-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WJHG-TV in Panama City, FL, 109 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 9 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 WNW, at about 298°. The main network towers for Pensacola sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WSRE, WMPV-TV and WEAR-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles northwest of Pensacola (300° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pensacola at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pensacola is WKRG-TV (CBS), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WBQP-CD is only 0.8 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Pensacola ranks 514th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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.