TV channels & antenna towers in Beach City, Texas

Beach City, Texas has a population of about 2,570. There are 49 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 2 Class A and 27 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Beach City, 30 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 13 (KTRK-TV), CBS on channel 11 (KHOU), NBC on channel 2 (KPRC-TV), Fox on channel 26 (KRIV), CW on channel 39 (KIAH), ION on channel 49 (KPXB-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (KTMD), Univision on channel 45 (KXLN-DT), MeTV on channel 51.1 (KYAZ) and Trinity on channel 14 (KETH-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good 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 W, at about 260°. The main network towers for Beach City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KTRK-TV, KRIV, KIAH, KPRC-TV and KHOU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles west of Beach City (261° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Beach City is KHOU (CBS), 37 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Beach City ranks 335th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 37 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

43% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Baytown, 7.3 miles away.