TV channels & antenna towers in Vidor, Texas

Vidor is a town of about 10,900 people in Texas. There are 29 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power, 1 Class A and 21 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Vidor, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Lake Charles, LA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Lake Charles'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, 97 miles to the southwest. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KRIV in Houston, TX, 97 miles to the southwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak 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 ENE, at about 67°. The main network towers for Vidor 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 7.2 miles northeast of Vidor (63° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Vidor at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Vidor is KVHP (ABC), 28 miles away with a good 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.

KAOB-LD is only 1.7 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Vidor ranks 427th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 2.2 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 Beaumont, 6.0 miles away.