TV channels & antenna towers in St. Marys, Georgia

St. Marys, Georgia has a population of about 18,000. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 3 Class A and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 22 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Jacksonville, FL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Jacksonville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 25 (WJXX), CBS on channel 47 (WJAX-TV), NBC on channel 12 (WTLV), Fox on channel 30 (WFOX-TV), PBS on channel 7 (WJCT), CW on channel 17 (WCWJ), ION on channel 21 (WPXC-TV) and Trinity on channel 59 (WJEB-TV). 2 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 S, at about 182°. The main network towers for St. Marys sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WFOX-TV, WJAX-TV, WJCT, WJEB-TV and WJXX and others, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles south of St. Marys (183° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach St. Marys at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for St. Marys is WTLV (NBC), 32 miles away with a fair 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.

WPXC-TV is only 13 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, St. Marys ranks 257th of 386 places in Georgia: fewer than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Jacksonville, 28 miles away.