TV channels & antenna towers in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Arecibo is a city of about 49,300 people in Puerto Rico. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 84 licensed TV transmitters: 28 full-power, 5 Class A, 48 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 38 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Arecibo, 45 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 2.3 (WKAQ-TV), Fox on channel 30.2 (WSJP-LD) and Telemundo on channel 2.11 (WTIN-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCVI-TV in Christiansted, VI, 140 miles to the east. No CBS affiliate is listed within 250 miles of Arecibo. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 25 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 120°. The main network towers for Arecibo sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Arecibo at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Arecibo, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Arecibo is WKAQ-TV (NBC), 50 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 38 stations at fair strength or better, Arecibo ranks 151st of 219 places in Puerto Rico: fewer than the typical Puerto Rico town (41). Its nearest major network tower is 23 miles away, against a state median of 15 miles.

42% of Puerto Rico's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Ponce, 32 miles away.