TV channels & antenna towers in Lowry Crossing, Texas

Lowry Crossing is a small community of about 1,780 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 19 full-power, 2 Class A, 21 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Lowry Crossing, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 35 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 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 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 (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 SSW, at about 212°. The main network towers for Lowry Crossing sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KAZD, KUVN-DT, KDTX-TV, KPXD-TV and KXTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles southwest of Lowry Crossing (212° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lowry Crossing 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 Lowry Crossing, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lowry Crossing is KTVT (CBS), 49 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Lowry Crossing ranks 213th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 McKinney, 4.9 miles away.