TV channels & antenna towers in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is a city of about 833,000 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 21 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

35 of them are within 25 miles of Fort Worth, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Dallas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Dallas's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 ESE, at about 117°. The main network towers for Fort Worth sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KDFW, WFAA, KPXD-TV, KUVN-DT and KDTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles southeast of Fort Worth (116° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Fort Worth is KTVT (CBS), 25 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.

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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Fort Worth ranks 33rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

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