TV channels & antenna towers in Fort Hancock, Texas

Fort Hancock, Texas has a population of about 1,750. There are 10 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 9 full-power and 1 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Fort Hancock, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to El Paso, so most of the network channels you will find here come from El Paso's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 4 (KDBC-TV), NBC on channel 9 (KTSM-TV), Fox on channel 14 (KFOX-TV), CW on channel 7.2 (KVIA-TV), Telemundo on channel 48 (KTDO) and Univision on channel 26 (KINT-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMID in Midland, TX, 216 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 NW, at about 313°. The main network towers for Fort Hancock sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KINT-TV, KTDO, KVIA-TV, KTSM-TV and KFOX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 51 miles northwest of Fort Hancock (313° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fort Hancock at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fort Hancock is KFOX-TV (Fox), 52 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Fort Hancock ranks 706th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 51 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 Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia, 35 miles away.