TV channels & antenna towers in New Waverly, Texas

With roughly 1,040 residents, New Waverly is a small community in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 51 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 3 Class A and 28 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of New Waverly, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 43 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 13 (KTRK-TV), CBS on channel 11 (KHOU), NBC on channel 2 (KPRC-TV), Fox on channel 26 (KRIV), CW on channel 3.2 (KBTX-TV), ION on channel 49 (KPXB-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (KTMD), Univision on channel 45 (KXLN-DT), MeTV on channel 51.1 (KYAZ) and Trinity on channel 14 (KETH-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 S, at about 181°. The main network towers for New Waverly sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KRIV, KTRK-TV, KTMD, KETH-TV and KIAH and others, transmit from the same tower site about 67 miles south of New Waverly (181° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach New Waverly at fair strength or better, 91% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for New Waverly is KHOU (CBS), 67 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, New Waverly ranks 288th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 33 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 Huntsville, 13 miles away.