Waco, Temple and Bryan TV Stations: Every Local Channel and How to Watch

Every Waco-area TV station

The western half of the market, Waco, Temple, Belton and Killeen, has six main stations.

On your TV	Network	Station	Broadcast channel
6.1	NBC	KCEN-TV, Temple	VHF 9
10.1	CBS	KWTX-TV, Waco, "News 10"	VHF 10
10.2	Telemundo	KWTX-TV, "Telemundo Central Texas"	VHF 10
25.1	ABC	KXXV, "NewsChannel 25"	UHF 26
44.1	FOX	KWKT-TV, "Fox 44"	UHF 28
44.2	MyNetworkTV	KWKT-TV	UHF 28
46.1	The CW	KNCT, Belton, "CW Texas"	UHF 17
62.1	Univision	KAKW, Killeen, "Univision Austin"	VHF 13
62.2	UniMás	KAKW	VHF 13

From the RabbitEars Waco market list and station records, checked October 19, 2026. Univision's KAKW is licensed to Killeen but serves Austin too, as our Austin TV stations guide explains.

Two halves, twin stations

Each big network in this market runs two stations: one for Waco and Temple, one for the Brazos Valley. They share network shows and syndicated programs, but each runs its own local news and commercials. Nielsen counts each pair as one station.

Network	Waco and Temple	Brazos Valley twin
CBS	KWTX 10	KBTX 3, Bryan
NBC	KCEN 6	KAGS 23, Bryan
ABC	KXXV 25	KRHD 40.1 "15ABC", Bryan
FOX	KWKT 44	KYLE 28.2, Bryan
The CW	KNCT 46	KBTX 3.2

So a Bryan family and a Waco family watch the same Sunday NFL game on different channel numbers, with different local news before and after. Our guide to Bryan-College Station TV stations covers the eastern half in detail.

The towers near Moody and Eddy

The Waco-side stations broadcast from farmland near Moody and Eddy, about 18 to 20 miles south-southwest of downtown Waco. That puts them between Waco and Temple on purpose, so one tower can serve both cities.

• From Waco: about 18 to 20 miles south-southwest.
• From Temple: about 14 to 17 miles north.
• From Belton: about 20 to 22 miles north-northeast.
• From Killeen and Harker Heights: about 25 to 32 miles northeast.
• From Copperas Cove: about 37 to 42 miles east-northeast.

Distances we computed from the stations' listed coordinates. KCEN stands along I-35 south of Eddy; KWTX, KXXV, KWKT and KNCT share the Moody area. Killeen and Copperas Cove are far enough out that an outdoor antenna helps; our Killeen and Fort Cavazos TV guide has the details.

Why NBC 6 and CBS 10 need VHF

KCEN, NBC 6, broadcasts on VHF channel 9, and KWTX, CBS 10, on VHF 10. Univision's KAKW also uses VHF 13. That's a lot of VHF for one market, and it's the most common reason a Waco antenna "gets everything but NBC and CBS."

The fix is an antenna rated for VHF-High, channels 7 to 13. Flat indoor antennas that only list UHF often miss all three. The FCC's DTV reception map shows the expected signal at your address.

The market without a PBS station

Waco and Temple have had no PBS station of their own since August 31, 2018. That's when KNCT, owned by Central Texas College, stopped being the market's PBS member. Gray Media later turned it into today's CW 46.

Waco had lost its other public station before that: KWBU-TV, run by Baylor's foundation, went dark on July 31, 2010. Today the Brazos Valley still has PBS 12 KAMU at Texas A&M. Near the market's southern edge, a strong antenna may also catch Austin's KLRU. In Waco itself, PBS mostly comes through cable, the free PBS app or a service that carries KAMU, such as IPTVZ.

Waco TV history in four facts

1. Temple came first. KCEN signed on November 1, 1953, as an NBC station.
2. KWTX made broadcast history. It signed on April 3, 1955, and that December carried what's described as the first live telecast of a courtroom trial in the US.
3. ABC came late. When KXXV signed on March 22, 1985, the market was the largest in the country without full service from all three networks.
4. NBC and ABC swapped once. KCEN took ABC in 1984; NBC came back to KCEN in December 1985, and KXXV became the ABC station.

Ownership today: Gray Media owns KWTX, KBTX and KNCT; Nexstar owns KCEN through Tegna and owns KWKT and KYLE; Scripps owns KXXV and KRHD.

Baylor, the Aggies and Sunday football

Central Texas splits its college loyalty between Baylor in Waco and Texas A&M in College Station.

• Baylor Bears play in the Big 12, with games on ESPN's networks, FOX's networks and ESPN+.
• Texas A&M Aggies play in the SEC, on ABC, ESPN, SEC Network and SEC Network+.
• The NFL airs on CBS 10 and FOX 44, with the Cowboys and Texans both popular here.

Our guide to the cheapest way to watch the NFL prices a season, and our Longhorns guide covers SEC TV in depth.

Watching without cable

Waco-area viewers can use an antenna, a streaming service or IPTV.

• An antenna with VHF, $25 to $60 once, aimed toward Moody.
• A live-TV streaming service. YouTube TV runs $82.99 a month; type in your own ZIP code first, since Bryan gets a different local lineup from Waco and Temple.
• IPTVZ, $74.99 for 12 months on one device.

Our panel catalogue of October 16, 2026 lists CBS 10 KWTX, NBC 6 KCEN, ABC 25 KXXV and FOX 44 KWKT. The Bryan twins are there too: CBS 3 KBTX, NBC 23 KAGS, ABC 40.1 KRHD and FOX 28.2 KYLE. The panel also carries CW 46 KNCT, Bryan's PBS 12 KAMU and Univision Austin. It also has Magnolia Network, the channel built around Waco's Chip and Joanna Gaines. Our guides to IPTV in Waco, Killeen and Bryan and leaving Spectrum in Waco and Killeen go further.

This is one of 19 Texas TV markets covered in our Texas local channels guide. Temple viewers can also see our Temple TV stations guide.

Waco TV FAQ

What channel is NBC in Waco?

Channel 6.1, KCEN-TV. The license sits in Temple, and the signal goes out on VHF 9, which many flat indoor antennas pull in poorly.

What channel is CBS in Waco?

CBS is KWTX-TV, channel 10.1, on VHF 10. Its 10.2 subchannel carries Telemundo Central Texas.

What channel is ABC in Waco?

ABC is KXXV, channel 25.1, "NewsChannel 25," broadcasting on UHF 26.

What channel is FOX in Waco?

FOX is KWKT-TV, channel 44.1, "Fox 44." MyNetworkTV is on 44.2.

Is there a PBS station in Waco?

Not over the air since 2018, when KNCT stopped being the PBS member. Bryan-College Station has PBS 12 KAMU, and the free PBS app streams national programs anywhere.

Why do Bryan and Waco have different channel numbers?

The market runs twin stations. Bryan's CBS 3, NBC 23, ABC 40.1 and FOX 28.2 carry the same networks as Waco's 10, 6, 25 and 44, with separate local news.

The short version

• NBC 6, CBS 10, ABC 25, FOX 44 and CW 46 serve Waco, Temple and Killeen.
• Bryan-College Station has twins: CBS 3, NBC 23, ABC 40.1, FOX 28.2.
• NBC 6 and CBS 10 broadcast on VHF, from towers near Moody and Eddy.
• Waco has had no over-the-air PBS since 2018.
• IPTVZ carries both halves' network stations for $74.99 a year.

Central Texas TV makes more sense once you know it's two markets in one. If the antenna won't cooperate, the free trial takes a day. When the Waco and Bryan towers pull you two ways, our guide to antenna reception in Texas lays out the choices.