TV channels & antenna towers in Sour Lake, Texas

With roughly 1,770 residents, Sour Lake is a small community in Texas. Our map shows 32 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 5 full-power, 1 Class A and 26 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 9 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Beaumont, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Beaumont's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 29.2 (KVHP), CBS on channel 17 (KSWL-LD), CW on channel 6.2 (KFDM), Telemundo on channel 19.3 (KWWE-LD) and Trinity on channel 34 (KITU-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPRC-TV in Houston, TX, 76 miles to the southwest. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KRIV in Houston, TX, 76 miles to the southwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna ENE, at about 78°. The main network towers for Sour Lake sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KITU-TV and KBMT, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles east of Sour Lake (85° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sour Lake at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sour Lake is KVHP (ABC), 51 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 11 stations at fair strength or better, Sour Lake ranks 636th of 1,039 places in Texas: fewer than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 26 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

32% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Beaumont, 19 miles away.