TV channels & antenna towers in Tampa, Florida

With roughly 369,000 residents, Tampa is a city in Florida. Our map shows 34 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 6 Class A, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 26 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 4 farther out. Tampa is a broadcast hub in its own right: six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (strong 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 ESE, at about 122°. The main network towers for Tampa 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 14 miles southeast of Tampa (120° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Tampa is WTVT (Fox), 16 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WVEA-TV is only 14 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Tampa ranks 251st of 786 places in Florida: more than the typical Florida town (23). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 20 miles.

23% of Florida's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.