TV channels & antenna towers in Los Fresnos, Texas

Los Fresnos is a town of about 6,580 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 15 licensed TV transmitters: 6 full-power, 4 Class A and 5 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 8 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 3 farther out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to McAllen, so most of the network channels you will find here come from McAllen's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (KRGV-TV), NBC on channel 23 (KVEO-TV), Fox on channel 60 (KFXV-LD), CW on channel 67.2 (KMBH), ION on channel 57.2 (KAZH-LD), Univision on channel 48 (KNVO) and Trinity on channel 44 (KLUJ-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KZTV in Corpus Christi, TX, 113 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna W, at about 275°. The main network towers for Los Fresnos sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KMBH, KVEO-TV and KRGV-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles west of Los Fresnos (279° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Los Fresnos at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Los Fresnos is KVEO-TV (NBC), 23 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Los Fresnos ranks 706th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 7.9 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 San Benito, 10 miles away.