TV channels & antenna towers in Shannon, Georgia

Shannon is a small community of about 1,860 people in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 53 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 11 Class A, 20 low-power and 1 translator. 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.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Shannon, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 46 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). 8 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 Shannon are in different directions: ABC 134° SE (57 mi), CBS 131° SE (56 mi), NBC 346° NNW (59 mi) and Fox 131° SE (56 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 56 miles southeast of Shannon (131° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shannon at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shannon is WRCB (NBC), 59 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Shannon ranks 140th of 386 places in Georgia: more than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Rome, 7.7 miles away.