TV channels & antenna towers in Plantation, Florida

Plantation is a town of about 4,920 people in Florida. There are 45 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 6 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Plantation, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 34 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 21 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 26 (WZVN-TV), CBS on channel 11 (WINK-TV), NBC on channel 20 (WBBH-TV), Fox on channel 36 (WFTX-TV), PBS on channel 30 (WGCU), CW on channel 46 (WXCW), ION on channel 66 (WXPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 43 (WWDT-CD), Univision on channel 50 (WVEA-TV) and MeTV on channel 32.2 (WMOR-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak 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 ESE, at about 115°. The main network towers for Plantation sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WFTX-TV, WZVN-TV, WBBH-TV, WGCU and WINK-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles southeast of Plantation (118° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Plantation at fair strength or better, 65% 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 Plantation, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Plantation is WINK-TV (CBS), 42 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.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Plantation ranks 419th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 34 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 Venice, 5.5 miles away.