TV channels & antenna towers in Riverdale, Georgia

Riverdale, Georgia has a population of about 16,000. There are 44 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 6 Class A, 23 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

26 of them are within 25 miles of Riverdale, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 9 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 (fair signal) and Univision (strong 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 NNE, at about 16°. The main network towers for Riverdale 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 16 miles north of Riverdale (16° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Riverdale at fair strength or better, 89% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Riverdale is WUPA (CBS), 17 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WHSG-TV is only 12 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 30 stations at fair strength or better, Riverdale ranks 5th of 386 places in Georgia: more than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 East Point, 7.5 miles away.