TV channels & antenna towers in Dripping Springs, Texas

Dripping Springs, Texas has a population of about 2,480. There are 52 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 20 full-power, 13 Class A, 18 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Dripping Springs, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 26 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to San Antonio, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Antonio'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), Telemundo on channel 60 (KVDA), Univision on channel 41 (KWEX-DT) and Trinity on channel 23 (KHCE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 6 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 ENE, at about 62°. The main network towers for Dripping Springs sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KEYE-TV, KVUE, KTBC, KNVA and KXAN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles northeast of Dripping Springs (62° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dripping Springs at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dripping Springs is KXAN-TV (NBC), 20 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Dripping Springs ranks 83rd 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.

24% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Kyle, 19 miles away.