TV channels & antenna towers in Bishop, Texas

Bishop, Texas has a population of about 3,150. There are 18 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 6 full-power, 4 Class A and 8 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 farther out. Six of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Corpus Christi, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Corpus Christi's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 3 (KIII), CBS on channel 10 (KZTV), NBC on channel 6 (KRIS-TV), CW on channel 38.3 (KSCC), ION on channel 34.3 (KYDF-LD) and Univision on channel 28 (KORO). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KXOF-CD in Laredo, TX, 106 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (strong signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NE, at about 54°. The main network towers for Bishop sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KZTV and KORO, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles northeast of Bishop (50° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bishop 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 Bishop, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Bishop is KRIS-TV (NBC), 17 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KORO is only 13 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Bishop ranks 451st of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Kingsville, 6.0 miles away.