TV channels & antenna towers in Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a city of about 1,300,000 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

32 of them are within 25 miles of Dallas, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 0 are more than 45 miles out. Dallas is a broadcast hub in its own right: five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 8 (WFAA), CBS on channel 11 (KTVT), NBC on channel 5 (KXAS-TV), Fox on channel 4 (KDFW), CW on channel 33 (KDAF), ION on channel 68 (KPXD-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KXTX-TV), Univision on channel 23 (KUVN-DT), MeTV on channel 55.2 (KAZD) and Trinity on channel 58 (KDTX-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 8 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 SW, at about 214°. The main network towers for Dallas sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KAZD, KUVN-DT, KDTX-TV, KPXD-TV and KXTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles southwest of Dallas (215° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dallas at fair strength or better, 91% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dallas is KTVT (CBS), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KLEG-CD is only 0.3 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 31 stations at fair strength or better, Dallas ranks 33rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 16 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

24% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.