TV channels & antenna towers in Bowdon, Georgia

Bowdon is a small community of about 2,070 people in Georgia. There are 48 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 6 Class A, 25 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Bowdon, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 41 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) and Trinity on channel 63 (WHSG-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 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 ENE, at about 72°. The main network towers for Bowdon sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WUPA, WUVG-DT, WPCH-TV and WAGA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 56 miles east of Bowdon (70° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bowdon at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bowdon is WAGA-TV (Fox), 56 miles away with a good 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Bowdon ranks 183rd of 386 places in Georgia: the same as the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 53 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 Carrollton, 11 miles away.