TV channels & antenna towers in Poteet, Texas

Poteet is a town of about 3,420 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 30 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 5 Class A, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Poteet, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 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, 100 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and 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 NE, at about 48°. The main network towers for Poteet sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KENS, WOAI-TV, KWEX-DT, KSAT-TV and KABB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles northeast of Poteet (49° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Poteet at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Poteet is KABB (Fox), 25 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 19 stations at fair strength or better, Poteet ranks 375th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 San Antonio, 27 miles away.