TV channels & antenna towers in Buena Vista, Georgia

Buena Vista is a small community of about 2,210 people in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 46 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 2 Class A, 29 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Buena Vista, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Columbus, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbus's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (WTVM), CBS on channel 3 (WRBL), NBC on channel 41 (WMGT-TV), Fox on channel 54 (WXTX), CW on channel 38.2 (WLTZ), ION on channel 58.3 (WPGA-TV) and MeTV on channel 55.2 (WSST-TV). 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 W, at about 279°. The main network towers for Buena Vista sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WTVM and WRBL, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles west of Buena Vista (271° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Buena Vista at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Buena Vista is WXTX (Fox), 23 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WMGT-TV (NBC), 63 miles northeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 11 stations at fair strength or better, Buena Vista ranks 274th of 386 places in Georgia: fewer than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 16 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

29% of Georgia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Columbus, 29 miles away.