TV channels & antenna towers in Fredericksburg, Texas

Fredericksburg is a city of about 11,100 people in Texas. There are 38 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 9 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Fredericksburg, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 34 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Austin, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Austin'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 26 (KPXL-TV) and Univision on channel 62 (KAKW-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 5 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 E, at about 87°. The main network towers for Fredericksburg sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KEYE-TV, KVUE, KNVA, KXAN-TV and KTBC, transmit from the same tower site about 64 miles east of Fredericksburg (87° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fredericksburg at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

KVUE (ABC), KEYE-TV (CBS), KXAN-TV (NBC) and KTBC (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Fredericksburg. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Fredericksburg is KTBC (Fox), 64 miles away with a weak 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Fredericksburg ranks 567th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 46 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 Kerrville, 22 miles away.