TV channels & antenna towers in Greatwood, Texas

Greatwood is a city of about 11,500 people in Texas. There are 33 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 17 full-power, 2 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

29 of them are within 25 miles of Greatwood, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Six of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 13 (KTRK-TV), CBS on channel 11 (KHOU), NBC on channel 2 (KPRC-TV), Fox on channel 26 (KRIV), CW on channel 39 (KIAH), ION on channel 49 (KPXB-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (KTMD), Univision on channel 45 (KXLN-DT), MeTV on channel 51.1 (KYAZ) and Trinity on channel 14 (KETH-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 7 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 84°. The main network towers for Greatwood sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KYAZ, KXLN-DT, KETH-TV, KTMD and KHOU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 10.0 miles east of Greatwood (87° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Greatwood at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Greatwood is KTRK-TV (ABC), 11 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KTBU is only 10.0 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Greatwood ranks 128th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 10.0 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 Sugar Land, 5.2 miles away.