TV channels & antenna towers in Temple, Texas

With roughly 72,300 residents, Temple is a city in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 8 Class A and 13 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.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Temple, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles 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 10 (KWTX-TV), NBC on channel 6 (KCEN-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 12°. The main network towers for Temple 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 15 miles north of Temple (4° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Temple at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Temple is KXXV (ABC), 17 miles away with a strong 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Temple ranks 473rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

24% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.