TV channels & antenna towers in Salado, Texas

Salado, Texas has a population of about 2,140. Our map shows 33 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 8 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Six of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Austin, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Austin's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 25 (KXXV), CBS on channel 42 (KEYE-TV), NBC on channel 36 (KXAN-TV), Fox on channel 44 (KWKT-TV), CW on channel 46 (KNCT), ION on channel 17.5 (KVAT-LD) and Univision on channel 62 (KAKW-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (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 NNE, at about 26°. The main network towers for Salado sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KWKT-TV, KNCT, KWTX-TV and KXXV, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles northeast of Salado (26° NNE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Salado at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Salado is KXXV (ABC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KEYE-TV (CBS), 46 miles south and KXAN-TV (NBC), 46 miles south, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Salado ranks 473rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 28 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

43% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Belton, 8.7 miles away.