TV channels & antenna towers in Medina, Texas

Medina is a town of about 3,250 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 5 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Medina, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to San Antonio, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Antonio's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (KSAT-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KENS), Fox on channel 29 (KABB), CW on channel 4.2 (WOAI-TV), ION on channel 26 (KPXL-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (KVDA), Univision on channel 41 (KWEX-DT) and Trinity on channel 23 (KHCE-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KXAN-TV in Austin, TX, 94 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 4 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 ESE, at about 121°. The main network towers for Medina sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KABB, KVDA, KHCE-TV, KWEX-DT and KENS and others, transmit from the same tower site about 68 miles southeast of Medina (121° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Medina at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

KSAT-TV (ABC), KENS (CBS) and KABB (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Medina. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Medina is KSAT-TV (ABC), 70 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Medina ranks 706th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Kerrville, 18 miles away.