TV channels & antenna towers in Windcrest, Texas

Windcrest is a town of about 5,790 people in Texas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 48 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 10 Class A, 19 low-power and 1 translator. 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.

By distance, 24 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Seven of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to San Antonio, so most of the network channels you will find here come from San Antonio's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 12 (KSAT-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KENS), NBC on channel 36 (KXAN-TV), Fox on channel 29 (KABB), CW on channel 4.2 (WOAI-TV), ION on channel 26 (KPXL-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (KVDA), Univision on channel 41 (KWEX-DT) and Trinity on channel 23 (KHCE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 5 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 SSE, at about 157°. The main network towers for Windcrest sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, KABB, KVDA, KHCE-TV, KWEX-DT and KENS and others, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles southeast of Windcrest (157° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Windcrest at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Windcrest is KSAT-TV (ABC), 18 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KXAN-TV (NBC), 66 miles northeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

KNIC-DT is only 15 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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Windcrest ranks 33rd of 1,039 places in Texas: more than the typical Texas town (14). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Converse, 3.9 miles away.