TV channels & antenna towers in Windermere, Florida

Windermere is a town of about 3,250 people in Florida. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 61 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 11 Class A, 19 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 37 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 26 between 25 and 45 miles, and 31 farther out. Six of the 22 network stations in range are licensed to Tampa, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Tampa's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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), MeTV on channel 32.2 (WMOR-TV) and Trinity on channel 52 (WHLV-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 ENE, at about 76°. The main network towers for Windermere sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WUCF-TV, WVEN-TV, WHLV-TV, WKCF and WOFL and others, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles east of Windermere (75° ENE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Windermere at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Windermere is WESH (NBC), 30 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.

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 37 stations at fair strength or better, Windermere ranks 34th 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 Ocoee, 5.1 miles away.