TV channels & antenna towers in Arcade, Georgia

Arcade is a small community of about 1,800 people in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 45 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 5 Class A, 21 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Arcade, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 32 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Atlanta, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Atlanta's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 2 (WSB-TV), CBS on channel 69 (WUPA), NBC on channel 11 (WXIA-TV), Fox on channel 5 (WAGA-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPCH-TV), ION on channel 14 (WPXA-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WKTB-CD), Univision on channel 34 (WUVG-DT), MeTV on channel 32.1 (WGTA) and Trinity on channel 63 (WHSG-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal) and Univision (good 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 WSW, at about 246°. The main network towers for Arcade sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WAGA-TV, WUPA, WUVG-DT and WPCH-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 48 miles southwest of Arcade (247° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Arcade is WSB-TV (ABC), 51 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.

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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Arcade ranks 129th of 386 places in Georgia: more than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 38 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

34% of Georgia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Athens, 13 miles away.