TV channels & antenna towers in Palomas, Puerto Rico

Palomas is a small community of about 1,740 people in Puerto Rico. There are 84 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 28 full-power, 5 Class A, 48 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 49 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

31 of them are within 25 miles of Palomas, 28 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out.

The best-placed network stations 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, 106 miles to the east. No CBS affiliate is listed within 250 miles of Palomas. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong 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 122°. The main network towers for Palomas 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 Palomas 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 Palomas, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Palomas is WKAQ-TV (NBC), 16 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.

WECN is only 4.1 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 49 stations at fair strength or better, Palomas ranks 3rd of 219 places in Puerto Rico: more than the typical Puerto Rico town (41). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Guaynabo, 13 miles away.