TV channels & antenna towers in Crane, Texas

Crane, Texas has a population of about 3,900. Our map shows 19 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 8 full-power and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 6 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Odessa, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Odessa's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (KMID), NBC on channel 9 (KWES-TV), Fox on channel 24 (KPEJ-TV), CW on channel 7.2 (KOSA-TV), ION on channel 7.7 (KTLE-LD), Univision on channel 18 (KUPB) and MeTV on channel 30.2 (KWWT). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KLST in San Angelo, TX, 136 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 2 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 N, at about 351°. The main network towers for Crane sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KPEJ-TV and KMID, transmit from the same tower site about 49 miles north of Crane (4° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Crane at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Crane is KWES-TV (NBC), 51 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 6 stations at fair strength or better, Crane ranks 805th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 32 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

32% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Odessa, 31 miles away.