TV channels & antenna towers in Lake City, Arkansas

Lake City is a small community of about 2,320 people in Arkansas. There are 32 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 2 Class A, 14 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 9 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Lake City, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Memphis, TN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Memphis's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 Lake City are in different directions: ABC 135° SE (53 mi), CBS 142° SE (55 mi), NBC 145° SE (54 mi) and Fox 301° WNW (33 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 53 miles southeast of Lake City (135° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake City is WREG-TV (CBS), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 16 stations at fair strength or better, Lake City ranks 49th of 214 places in Arkansas: more than the typical Arkansas town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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, 15 miles away.