TV channels & antenna towers in Blue Ridge, Georgia

Blue Ridge, Georgia has a population of about 1,290. There are 46 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 7 Class A, 9 low-power and 19 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 1 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 34 farther out. Three of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Chattanooga, TN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chattanooga's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WTVC), CBS on channel 12 (WDEF-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV), ION on channel 14 (WPXA-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WKTB-CD), MeTV on channel 32.1 (WGTA) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WAGA-TV in Atlanta, GA, 74 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 4 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 WNW, at about 290°. The main network towers for Blue Ridge sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WDEF-TV, WRCB, WTVC and WFLI-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 60 miles west of Blue Ridge (289° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Blue Ridge at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WTVC (ABC), WDEF-TV (CBS) and WRCB (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Blue Ridge. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Blue Ridge is WTVC (ABC), 60 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Blue Ridge ranks 274th of 386 places in Georgia: fewer than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 42 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 Dalton, 37 miles away.