TV channels & antenna towers in Good Hope, Alabama

With roughly 2,280 residents, Good Hope is a small community in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 42 licensed TV transmitters: 19 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 2 translators. 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, 18 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out. Six of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Birmingham, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Birmingham's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 68.2 (WABM), CBS on channel 42 (WIAT), NBC on channel 48 (WAFF), Fox on channel 6 (WBRC), CW on channel 21 (WTTO), ION on channel 44 (WPXH-TV), Telemundo on channel 24 (WTBM-CD) and Trinity on channel 60 (WTJP-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal). 5 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 S, at about 175°. The main network towers for Good Hope sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WVTM-TV, WTBM-CD, WBRC, WABM and WTTO and others, transmit from the same tower site about 43 miles south of Good Hope (175° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Good Hope at fair strength or better, 46% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Good Hope is WIAT (CBS), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WAFF (NBC), 45 miles northeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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, Good Hope ranks 125th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Dixiana, 29 miles away.