TV channels & antenna towers in Oneonta, Alabama

Oneonta is a town of about 6,620 people in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 5 Class A, 13 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 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 20 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 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 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 SSW, at about 211°. The main network towers for Oneonta 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 37 miles southwest of Oneonta (211° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oneonta at fair strength or better, 54% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Oneonta is WIAT (CBS), 37 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WAFF (NBC), 53 miles north, 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.

WTJP-TV is only 9.3 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Oneonta ranks 125th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 9.3 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, 18 miles away.