TV channels & antenna towers in Humble, Texas

Humble is a town of about 15,700 people in Texas. There are 45 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 25 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 7 transmitters are within 25 miles, 26 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Six of the 11 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 SSW, at about 205°. The main network towers for Humble sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KRIV, KTRK-TV, KIAH, KPRC-TV and KTMD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles southwest of Humble (205° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Humble at fair strength or better, 91% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Humble is KHOU (CBS), 33 miles away with a fair 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Humble ranks 83rd 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.

43% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Atascocita, 5.1 miles away.