TV channels & antenna towers in Calvert, Texas

Calvert is a small community of about 1,150 people in Texas. There are 25 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 4 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Calvert, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Bryan, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Bryan's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 25 (KXXV), CBS on channel 10 (KWTX-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KCEN-TV), Fox on channel 44 (KWKT-TV) and CW on channel 46 (KNCT). 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 WNW, at about 302°. The main network towers for Calvert sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KNCT, KWTX-TV, KWKT-TV and KXXV, transmit from the same tower site about 45 miles northwest of Calvert (302° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Calvert at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Calvert is KWTX-TV (CBS), 45 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KXXV (ABC), 45 miles northwest and KWKT-TV (Fox), 45 miles northwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Calvert ranks 658th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Bryan, 28 miles away.