TV channels & antenna towers in Elgin, Texas

With roughly 9,040 residents, Elgin is a town in Texas. Our map shows 41 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 10 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 15 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Six of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Austin, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Austin's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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). 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 W, at about 266°. The main network towers for Elgin sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KTBC, KNVA, KXAN-TV, KEYE-TV and KVUE, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles west of Elgin (264° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Elgin at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Elgin is KEYE-TV (CBS), 26 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Elgin ranks 335th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Pflugerville, 16 miles away.