TV channels & antenna towers in Somerset, Texas

With roughly 1,780 residents, Somerset is a small community in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 32 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 5 Class A, 13 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

20 of them are within 25 miles of Somerset, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 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, 92 miles to the northeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 4 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 E, at about 81°. The main network towers for Somerset sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KABB, KENS, WOAI-TV, KWEX-DT and KSAT-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles east of Somerset (79° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Somerset is KSAT-TV (ABC), 24 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.

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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Somerset ranks 213th 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, 17 miles away.