TV channels & antenna towers in Glenn Heights, Texas

Glenn Heights is a city of about 12,000 people in Texas. There are 39 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 31 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 0 farther 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 WNW, at about 284°. The main network towers for Glenn Heights sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KAZD, KXTX-TV, KXAS-TV, KUVN-DT and KDTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 6.9 miles northwest of Glenn Heights (293° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Glenn Heights at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Glenn Heights is KDFW (Fox), 7.5 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.

KDAF is only 6.0 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 29 stations at fair strength or better, Glenn Heights ranks 71st of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 6.0 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 DeSoto, 2.8 miles away.