TV channels & antenna towers in Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city of about 388,000 people in Texas. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 20 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 34 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 farther 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 SE, at about 144°. The main network towers for Arlington sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KPXD-TV, KDFW, WFAA, KUVN-DT and KDTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles southeast of Arlington (142° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Arlington at fair strength or better, 91% 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 Arlington, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Arlington is KTVT (CBS), 16 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KJJM-LD is only 1.0 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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Arlington ranks 33rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 5.2 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 Fort Worth, 12 miles away.