TV channels & antenna towers in Pell City, Alabama

Pell City, Alabama has a population of about 13,600. Our map shows 27 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 3 Class A, 10 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 18 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther out. Six of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Birmingham, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Birmingham's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (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 WSW, at about 257°. The main network towers for Pell City 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 30 miles west of Pell City (257° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pell City at fair strength or better, 90% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pell City is WABM (ABC), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Pell City ranks 91st of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 7.7 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 Birmingham, 30 miles away.