TV channels & antenna towers in Fairhope, Alabama

With roughly 18,700 residents, Fairhope is a city in Alabama. Our map shows 25 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 15 full-power, 1 Class A and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of Fairhope, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Mobile, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Mobile's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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, 129 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 9 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Fairhope are in different directions: ABC 68° ENE (17 mi), CBS 21° NNE (12 mi), Fox 29° NNE (13 mi) and PBS 71° ENE (19 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WKRG-TV, WFNA and WALA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles north of Fairhope (21° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fairhope at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fairhope is WSRE (PBS), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WEIQ is only 9.5 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Fairhope ranks 108th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 22 miles.

29% of Alabama's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Mobile, 14 miles away.