TV channels & antenna towers in Highland Lakes, Alabama

With roughly 3,930 residents, Highland Lakes is a town in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 7 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 18 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Six of the 12 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 68.2 (WABM), CBS on channel 42 (WIAT), NBC on channel 13 (WVTM-TV), 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 (good 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 NW, at about 305°. The main network towers for Highland Lakes sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WVTM-TV, WTBM-CD, WBRC, WIAT and WPXH-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles northwest of Highland Lakes (307° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Highland Lakes at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Highland Lakes is WABM (ABC), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WOTM-LD is only 0.6 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Highland Lakes ranks 7th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Vestavia Hills, 8.6 miles away.