TV channels & antenna towers in Hillsboro, Texas

With roughly 8,320 residents, Hillsboro is a town in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Hillsboro, 28 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Dallas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Dallas's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 25 (KXXV), 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 (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 NNE, at about 14°. The main network towers for Hillsboro sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KDFW, WFAA, KXTX-TV, KXAS-TV and KAZD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles north of Hillsboro (13° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hillsboro at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hillsboro is KXAS-TV (NBC), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KXXV (ABC), 48 miles south, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Hillsboro ranks 183rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 38 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 Cleburne, 28 miles away.