TV channels & antenna towers in Dauphin Island, Alabama

With roughly 1,250 residents, Dauphin Island is a small community in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 26 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 1 Class A and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 17 between 25 and 45 miles, and 8 farther out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Mobile, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Mobile's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 3 (WEAR-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WKRG-TV), Fox on channel 10 (WALA-TV), PBS on channel 23 (WSRE), CW on channel 55 (WFNA), Telemundo on channel 31 (WMBP-LD), MeTV on channel 51.1 (WTBL-LD) and Trinity on channel 21 (WMPV-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WDSU in New Orleans, LA, 112 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak 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 NE, at about 40°. The main network towers for Dauphin Island sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WKRG-TV, WFNA and WALA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 34 miles northeast of Dauphin Island (29° NNE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dauphin Island at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dauphin Island is WSRE (PBS), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Dauphin Island ranks 125th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 34 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

43% of Alabama's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Daphne, 27 miles away.