TV channels & antenna towers in Midland, Texas

Midland, Texas has a population of about 133,000. Our map shows 24 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of Midland, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 2 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Odessa, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Odessa's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (KMID), NBC on channel 9 (KWES-TV), Fox on channel 24 (KPEJ-TV), CW on channel 7.2 (KOSA-TV), ION on channel 7.7 (KTLE-LD), Univision on channel 18 (KUPB) and MeTV on channel 30.2 (KWWT). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KLBK-TV in Lubbock, TX, 106 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 3 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 WNW, at about 299°. The main network towers for Midland sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KPEJ-TV and KMID, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northwest of Midland (299° WNW). 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 Midland at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Midland, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Midland is KPEJ-TV (Fox), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KWES-TV (NBC), 47 miles west, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

KPBT-TV is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 14 stations at fair strength or better, Midland ranks 514th of 1,039 places in Texas: the same as the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 13 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

24% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.