TV channels & antenna towers in Scottsboro, Alabama

With roughly 14,700 residents, Scottsboro is a city in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 6 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Scottsboro, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Huntsville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Huntsville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 53 (WFLI-TV), Telemundo on channel 29 (WTHV-LD) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 3 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 W, at about 278°. The main network towers for Scottsboro sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WAFF, WHNT-TV, WZDX and WAAY-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles west of Scottsboro (275° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Scottsboro is WZDX (Fox), 29 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Scottsboro ranks 125th of 314 places in Alabama: more than 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 Huntsville, 32 miles away.