TV channels & antenna towers in Red Oak, Texas

Red Oak, Texas has a population of about 12,000. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 30 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 farther out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Dallas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Dallas's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WFAA), CBS on channel 11 (KTVT), NBC on channel 5 (KXAS-TV), Fox on channel 4 (KDFW), CW on channel 33 (KDAF), ION on channel 68 (KPXD-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KXTX-TV), Univision on channel 23 (KUVN-DT), MeTV on channel 55.2 (KAZD) and Trinity on channel 58 (KDTX-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong 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 WNW, at about 292°. The main network towers for Red Oak sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KAZD, KXTX-TV, KXAS-TV, KUVN-DT and KDTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles northwest of Red Oak (297° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Red Oak at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Red Oak is KDFW (Fox), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KDAF is only 9.2 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Red Oak ranks 108th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 9.2 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 DeSoto, 5.9 miles away.