What channel is PBS on antenna in Dallas-Fort Worth?
PBS is channel 13.1 (KERA-TV).
It broadcasts on RF 14 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Our terrain predictions put PBS on KERA-TV within antenna reach of about 99% of people in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 95% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost PBS? Rescan your TV first
Most missing channels come back after a Rescan Asking your TV to search for channels again. Fixes most missing channels. More in the glossary . If PBS still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the KERA-TV tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where PBS 13.1 comes from
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Works on any digital TV
KERA-TV RF 14 · UHF
KERA-TV's own transmitter.
Which way to point for PBS around Dallas-Fort Worth
Aim at the KERA-TV tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | southeast (126°) | 28 mi |
| Plano, TX | south-southwest (199°) | 37 mi |
| Garland, TX | southwest (217°) | 32 mi |
| Grand Prairie, TX | south-southeast (156°) | 10 mi |
| Denton, TX | south-southeast (167°) | 48 mi |
| Mesquite, TX | southwest (236°) | 26 mi |
| Waxahachie, TX | northwest (326°) | 12 mi |
| Balch Springs, TX | west-southwest (239°) | 23 mi |
The antenna you need for PBS in Dallas-Fort Worth
PBS reaches ordinary TVs on UHF, so any antenna that picks up UHF will do. Close to the towers an indoor antenna by a window often works; farther out, height matters most: attic beats window, roof beats attic.
The best antenna for all of Dallas-Fort Worth · VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary
More free channels from KERA-TV
- 13.2 PBS Kids programming; formerly carried World from 2009 until the PBS Kids Channel launched on January 16, 2017.
- 13.3 Programming from the how-to and lifestyle network. Launched January 14, 2016.
- 13.4 Programming from World. Launched July 1, 2021.
Other networks in Dallas-Fort Worth
Questions about PBS in Dallas-Fort Worth
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Where this comes from
- Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
- Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
- Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
- Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).
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