TV channels & antenna towers in Silver Lake, Florida

Silver Lake, Florida has a population of about 1,880. There are 48 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 19 full-power, 9 Class A, 18 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Silver Lake, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 36 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Orlando, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Orlando's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (WFTV), CBS on channel 6 (WKMG-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WESH), Fox on channel 35 (WOFL), PBS on channel 24 (WUCF-TV), CW on channel 18 (WKCF), ION on channel 56 (WOPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 31 (WTMO-CD), Univision on channel 43 (WVEN-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WHLV-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 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 111°. The main network towers for Silver Lake sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WUCF-TV, WOFL, WVEN-TV, WHLV-TV and WKCF and others, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles east of Silver Lake (111° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Silver Lake at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Silver Lake is WFTV (ABC), 49 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 22 stations at fair strength or better, Silver Lake ranks 419th of 786 places in Florida: fewer than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 26 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

17% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Leesburg, 5.3 miles away.