TV channels & antenna towers in Rydal, Georgia

Rydal is a town of about 4,090 people in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 55 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 10 Class A, 21 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 18 between 25 and 45 miles, and 34 farther 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 (weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 8 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 SSE, at about 151°. The main network towers for Rydal 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 42 miles southeast of Rydal (149° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rydal at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rydal is WSB-TV (ABC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WXIA-TV (NBC), 46 miles southeast, 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.

WPXA-TV is only 4.1 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Rydal ranks 140th of 386 places in Georgia: more than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 4.1 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 Cartersville, 13 miles away.