What channel is Telemundo on antenna in Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)?
Telemundo is channel 49.1 (WRMD-CD).
It broadcasts on RF 30 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Our terrain predictions put Telemundo on WRMD-CD within antenna reach of about 90% of people in the Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 63% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost Telemundo? 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 Telemundo still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the WRMD-CD tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where Telemundo 49.1 comes from
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Works on any digital TV
WRMD-CD RF 30 · UHF
WRMD-CD's own transmitter.
Which way to point for Telemundo around Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)
Aim at the WRMD-CD tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg, FL | east-northeast (76°) | 24 mi |
| Lakeland, FL | southwest (233°) | 24 mi |
| Clearwater, FL | east-southeast (106°) | 32 mi |
| North Port, FL | north (356°) | 55 mi |
| Temple Terrace, FL | south-southeast (153°) | 15 mi |
| Tarpon Springs, FL | east-southeast (123°) | 38 mi |
| Sebring, FL | west-northwest (298°) | 56 mi |
| Brooksville, FL | south (169°) | 47 mi |
The antenna you need for Telemundo in Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)
Telemundo 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) · 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 WRMD-CD
- 49.2 TeleXitos
- 49.3 NBC True CRMZ
- 49.4 Oxygen
Other networks in Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)
Questions about Telemundo in Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)
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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).
Updated How we work this out