TV channels & antenna towers in Alvarado, Texas

Alvarado is a town of about 4,020 people in Texas. There are 42 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 22 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

32 of them are within 25 miles of Alvarado, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Dallas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Dallas's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WFAA), CBS on channel 11 (KTVT), NBC on channel 5 (KXAS-TV), Fox on channel 4 (KDFW), CW on channel 33 (KDAF), ION on channel 68 (KPXD-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KXTX-TV), Univision on channel 23 (KUVN-DT), MeTV on channel 55.2 (KAZD) and Trinity on channel 58 (KDTX-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 8 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 NE, at about 50°. The main network towers for Alvarado sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KDFW, WFAA, KXTX-TV, KXAS-TV and KPXD-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles northeast of Alvarado (48° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Alvarado at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Alvarado is KXAS-TV (NBC), 19 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.

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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Alvarado ranks 83rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 17 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

24% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Cleburne, 11 miles away.