TV channels & antenna towers in Bay, Arkansas

With roughly 1,810 residents, Bay is a small community in Arkansas. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 2 Class A, 13 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Bay, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 23 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Memphis, TN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Memphis's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 24 (WATN-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WREG-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMC-TV), Fox on channel 42 (KJNE-LD), CW on channel 8.3 (KAIT), ION on channel 50 (WPXX-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WTME-LD) and Trinity on channel 40 (WBUY-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very 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.

The main network towers around Bay are in different directions: ABC 126° SE (55 mi), CBS 133° SE (56 mi), NBC 136° SE (55 mi) and Fox 316° NW (31 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WATN-TV, WBUY-TV and WLMT, transmit from the same tower site about 55 miles southeast of Bay (126° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bay at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WREG-TV (CBS) and WMC-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Bay. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Bay is WREG-TV (CBS), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KVTJ-DT is only 9.8 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Bay ranks 49th of 214 places in Arkansas: more than the typical Arkansas town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

50% of Arkansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Jonesboro, 11 miles away.