TV channels & antenna towers in Hutchins, Texas

With roughly 5,730 residents, Hutchins is a town in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

31 of them are within 25 miles of Hutchins, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 2 are more than 45 miles 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 WSW, at about 251°. The main network towers for Hutchins sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KAZD, KXTX-TV, KXAS-TV, KUVN-DT and KDTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles west of Hutchins (254° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hutchins at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hutchins is KTVT (CBS), 16 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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, Hutchins ranks 108th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Lancaster, 4.7 miles away.