TV channels & antenna towers in Pine Island Ridge, Florida

With roughly 5,220 residents, Pine Island Ridge is a town in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 46 licensed TV transmitters: 22 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 24 at good or strong strength.

30 of them are within 25 miles of Pine Island Ridge, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Ten of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Miami, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Miami's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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.

The main network towers around Pine Island Ridge are in different directions: ABC 156° SSE (9.6 mi), CBS 160° SSE (9.3 mi), NBC 160° SSE (9.3 mi), Fox 3° N (33 mi) and PBS 149° SSE (9.3 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Ten network stations, WSCV, WTVJ, WBFS-TV, WFOR-TV and WLTV-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 9.0 miles southeast of Pine Island Ridge (146° SSE). 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 Pine Island Ridge at fair strength or better, 36% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pine Island Ridge is WFLX (Fox), 33 miles away with a good 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.

WBEC-TV is only 9.0 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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Pine Island Ridge ranks 130th of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 9.0 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 Cooper City, 2.6 miles away.