TV channels & antenna towers in Palmas, Puerto Rico

With roughly 2,830 residents, Palmas is a town in Puerto Rico. Our map shows 72 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 26 full-power, 3 Class A, 40 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 42 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 28 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out.

The best-placed network stations are NBC on channel 2.3 (WKAQ-TV) 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, 87 miles to the east. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WVXF in Charlotte Amalie, VI, 75 miles to the east. No CBS affiliate is listed within 250 miles of Palmas. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 23 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 NNW, at about 348°. The main network towers for Palmas 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 Palmas at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Palmas is WKAQ-TV (NBC), 8.9 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WAPA-TV is only 8.9 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 42 stations at fair strength or better, Palmas ranks 83rd of 219 places in Puerto Rico: more than the typical Puerto Rico town (41). Its nearest major network tower is 8.9 miles away, against a state median of 15 miles.

30% of Puerto Rico's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Guayama, 5.8 miles away.