TV channels & antenna towers in Grapevine, Texas

With roughly 51,400 residents, Grapevine is a city in Texas. Our map shows 40 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 20 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 25 transmitters are within 25 miles, 14 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 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 SSE, at about 166°. The main network towers for Grapevine sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KPXD-TV, KUVN-DT, KDTX-TV, KDFW and WFAA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles south of Grapevine (166° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Grapevine at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Grapevine is KTVT (CBS), 28 miles away with a good 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Grapevine ranks 108th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 9.2 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 Lewisville, 9.1 miles away.