TV channels & antenna towers in Rome, Georgia

With roughly 36,300 residents, Rome is a city in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 53 licensed TV transmitters: 22 full-power, 11 Class A, 19 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 10 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Rome, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 47 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 14 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 3 (WRCB), 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 23 (WELF-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Rome are in different directions: ABC 126° SE (57 mi), CBS 123° ESE (57 mi), NBC 352° N (63 mi) and Fox 123° ESE (57 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WUPA, WUVG-DT, WPCH-TV and WAGA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 57 miles southeast of Rome (123° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rome at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rome is WRCB (NBC), 63 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Rome ranks 183rd of 386 places in Georgia: the same as the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Roswell, 49 miles away.