TV channels & antenna towers in Willis, Texas

Willis is a town of about 6,310 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 51 licensed TV transmitters: 20 full-power, 3 Class A and 28 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.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Willis, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 42 are more than 45 miles 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 3.2 (KBTX-TV), 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 181°. The main network towers for Willis 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 59 miles south of Willis (181° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Willis 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 Willis, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Willis is KHOU (CBS), 60 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 21 stations at fair strength or better, Willis ranks 288th of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 34 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

32% of Texas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Conroe, 7.9 miles away.