TV channels & antenna towers in The Hills, Texas

The Hills is a town of about 2,570 people in Texas. There are 38 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 11 Class A, 16 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Six of the 7 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 24 (KVUE), CBS on channel 42 (KEYE-TV), NBC on channel 36 (KXAN-TV), Fox on channel 7 (KTBC), CW on channel 54 (KNVA), ION on channel 17.5 (KVAT-LD) and Univision on channel 62 (KAKW-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair 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 100°. The main network towers for The Hills sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KEYE-TV, KVUE, KNVA, KXAN-TV and KTBC, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles east of The Hills (99° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach The Hills at fair strength or better, 83% 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 The Hills, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for The Hills is KTBC (Fox), 12 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KLRU is only 11 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 19 stations at fair strength or better, The Hills ranks 375th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Cedar Park, 15 miles away.