TV channels & antenna towers in University Park, Texas

With roughly 24,800 residents, University Park is a city in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

33 of them are within 25 miles of University Park, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Dallas, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Dallas's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8 (WFAA), CBS on channel 11 (KTVT), NBC on channel 5 (KXAS-TV), Fox on channel 4 (KDFW), CW on channel 33 (KDAF), ION on channel 68 (KPXD-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KXTX-TV), Univision on channel 23 (KUVN-DT), MeTV on channel 55.2 (KAZD) and Trinity on channel 58 (KDTX-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong 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 SSW, at about 208°. The main network towers for University Park sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Eight network stations, KUVN-DT, KDTX-TV, KAZD, KPXD-TV and KXTX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles southwest of University Park (209° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach University Park at fair strength or better, 91% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for University Park is KTVT (CBS), 23 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 31 stations at fair strength or better, University Park ranks 33rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Dallas, 4.6 miles away.