TV channels & antenna towers in Tomball, Texas

Tomball, Texas has a population of about 11,500. Our map shows 49 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 20 full-power, 3 Class A and 26 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 38 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Houston, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Houston's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 13 (KTRK-TV), CBS on channel 11 (KHOU), NBC on channel 2 (KPRC-TV), Fox on channel 26 (KRIV), CW on channel 39 (KIAH), ION on channel 49 (KPXB-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (KTMD), Univision on channel 45 (KXLN-DT), MeTV on channel 51.1 (KYAZ) and Trinity on channel 14 (KETH-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 169°. The main network towers for Tomball sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KRIV, KTRK-TV, KTMD, KETH-TV and KIAH and others, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles south of Tomball (169° SSE). 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 Tomball 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 Tomball, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Tomball is KHOU (CBS), 38 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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, Tomball ranks 288th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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 The Woodlands, 8.7 miles away.