TV channels & antenna towers in Cumming, Georgia

Cumming is a town of about 5,720 people in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 48 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 7 Class A, 20 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Cumming, 30 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 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 (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 6 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 SSW, at about 201°. The main network towers for Cumming 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 30 miles south of Cumming (202° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cumming at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Cumming is WSB-TV (ABC), 33 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Cumming ranks 84th of 386 places in Georgia: more than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 20 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

37% of Georgia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Sugar Hill, 9.3 miles away.