TV channels & antenna towers in Pinehurst, Texas

Pinehurst is a small community of about 2,080 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 28 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 1 Class A and 20 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

20 of them are within 25 miles of Pinehurst, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Lake Charles, LA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Lake Charles's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 29.2 (KVHP), CBS on channel 17 (KSWL-LD), CW on channel 6.2 (KFDM), Telemundo on channel 19.3 (KWWE-LD) and Trinity on channel 34 (KITU-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPRC-TV in Houston, TX, 110 miles to the west. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KADN-TV in Lafayette, LA, 95 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 2 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 NE, at about 43°. The main network towers for Pinehurst sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KBMT and KITU-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 8.8 miles northwest of Pinehurst (311° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pinehurst at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pinehurst is KVHP (ABC), 17 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KITU-TV is only 9.3 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Pinehurst ranks 403rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 8.8 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 Port Arthur, 18 miles away.