TV channels & antenna towers in Dickinson, Texas

Dickinson is a town of about 19,900 people in Texas. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 17 full-power, 2 Class A and 18 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Dickinson, 32 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 WNW, at about 286°. The main network towers for Dickinson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KTRK-TV, KRIV, KHOU, KPXB-TV and KIAH and others, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles west of Dickinson (287° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dickinson at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dickinson is KPRC-TV (NBC), 28 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Dickinson ranks 183rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 28 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 League City, 4.2 miles away.