TV channels & antenna towers in Irondale, Alabama

With roughly 12,400 residents, Irondale is a town in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 7 Class A, 11 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 19 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 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 WSW, at about 237°. The main network towers for Irondale 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 6.1 miles southwest of Irondale (237° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Irondale is WABM (ABC), 6.8 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.

WBRC is only 6.3 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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Irondale ranks 26th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 6.1 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 Birmingham, 5.6 miles away.