TV channels & antenna towers in Charlotte, Texas

Charlotte is a small community of about 1,820 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 4 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther out. Seven of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to San Antonio, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Antonio's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (KSAT-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KENS), Fox on channel 29 (KABB), CW on channel 4.2 (WOAI-TV), ION on channel 26 (KPXL-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (KVDA), Univision on channel 41 (KWEX-DT) and Trinity on channel 23 (KHCE-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi, TX, 101 miles to the southeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 43°. The main network towers for Charlotte sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KENS, WOAI-TV, KSAT-TV, KWEX-DT and KABB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles northeast of Charlotte (43° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Charlotte at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Charlotte is KABB (Fox), 40 miles away with a good 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Charlotte ranks 658th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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 San Antonio, 41 miles away.