TV channels & antenna towers in Hartselle, Alabama

With roughly 14,500 residents, Hartselle is a town in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 4 Class A, 13 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out. Six of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Birmingham, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Birmingham's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 31 (WAAY-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WHNT-TV), NBC on channel 48 (WAFF), Fox on channel 54 (WZDX), CW on channel 21 (WTTO), ION on channel 44 (WPXH-TV), Telemundo on channel 29 (WTHV-LD) and Trinity on channel 60 (WTJP-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 4 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 49°. The main network towers for Hartselle sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WAFF, WZDX, WAAY-TV and WHNT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles northeast of Hartselle (51° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hartselle at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hartselle is WHNT-TV (CBS), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Hartselle ranks 143rd of 314 places in Alabama: the same as the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Decatur, 12 miles away.