TV channels & antenna towers in Cinco Ranch, Texas

Cinco Ranch is a city of about 18,300 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 42 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 3 Class A and 21 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

30 of them are within 25 miles of Cinco Ranch, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 7 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 127°. The main network towers for Cinco Ranch sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KETH-TV, KTMD, KYAZ, KXLN-DT and KIAH and others, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles southeast of Cinco Ranch (128° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cinco Ranch 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 Cinco Ranch, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Cinco Ranch is KHOU (CBS), 20 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Cinco Ranch ranks 108th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Alief, 9.9 miles away.