TV channels & antenna towers in Cottonwood Shores, Texas

Cottonwood Shores, Texas has a population of about 1,160. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 9 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 6 farther out. Six of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Austin, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Austin's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 24 (KVUE), CBS on channel 42 (KEYE-TV), NBC on channel 36 (KXAN-TV), Fox on channel 7 (KTBC), CW on channel 54 (KNVA), ION on channel 17.5 (KVAT-LD) and Univision on channel 62 (KAKW-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 4 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 ESE, at about 117°. The main network towers for Cottonwood Shores sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KEYE-TV, KVUE, KNVA, KXAN-TV and KTBC, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles southeast of Cottonwood Shores (117° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cottonwood Shores at fair strength or better, 83% 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 Cottonwood Shores, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Cottonwood Shores is KTBC (Fox), 36 miles away with a fair 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Cottonwood Shores ranks 567th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Leander, 28 miles away.