TV channels & antenna towers in Hempstead, Texas

Hempstead, Texas has a population of about 7,110. Our map shows 50 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 20 full-power, 4 Class A and 26 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 40 farther out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 3.2 (KBTX-TV), 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 SE, at about 136°. The main network towers for Hempstead sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KTMD, KETH-TV, KYAZ, KXLN-DT and KRIV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 50 miles southeast of Hempstead (137° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hempstead at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hempstead is KHOU (CBS), 51 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Hempstead ranks 375th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Cypress, 24 miles away.