TV channels & antenna towers in Shady Shores, Texas

Shady Shores, Texas has a population of about 2,870. Our map shows 44 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 19 full-power, 2 Class A, 22 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Shady Shores, 36 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Dallas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Dallas's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 (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 175°. The main network towers for Shady Shores sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KPXD-TV, KUVN-DT, KDTX-TV, KAZD and KDFW and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles south of Shady Shores (175° 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 Shady Shores 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 Shady Shores, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Shady Shores is KTVT (CBS), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Shady Shores ranks 288th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Corinth, 2.2 miles away.