TV channels & antenna towers in Thorsby, Alabama

Thorsby, Alabama has a population of about 2,040. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 7 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Thorsby, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 15 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 15 (WBXM-CD) and Trinity on channel 45 (WMCF-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 6 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 N, at about 353°. The main network towers for Thorsby sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WIAT, WPXH-TV, WABM, WTTO and WTBM-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles north of Thorsby (352° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Thorsby at fair strength or better, 62% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Thorsby is WVTM-TV (NBC), 40 miles away with a fair 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Thorsby ranks 108th of 314 places in Alabama: more than the typical Alabama town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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, 23 miles away.