TV channels & antenna towers in Ridgecrest, Florida

With roughly 2,560 residents, Ridgecrest is a town in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 5 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 24 between 25 and 45 miles, and 2 farther out. Six of the 12 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). 3 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 E, at about 97°. The main network towers for Ridgecrest sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WEDU, WVEA-TV, WRMD-CD, WTTA and WFTS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles east of Ridgecrest (96° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ridgecrest at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ridgecrest is WTVT (Fox), 35 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WPDS-LD is only 1.3 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Ridgecrest ranks 386th of 786 places in Florida: the same as the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 33 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 Largo, 1.3 miles away.