TV channels & antenna towers in Stewartville, Alabama

Stewartville is a small community of about 1,770 people in Alabama. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 4 Class A, 25 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 20 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 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 (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 NW, at about 311°. The main network towers for Stewartville 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 43 miles northwest of Stewartville (312° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Stewartville at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Stewartville is WABM (ABC), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Stewartville ranks 159th of 314 places in Alabama: fewer than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 38 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 Alabaster, 35 miles away.