TV channels & antenna towers in Fairfield Heights, Indiana

Fairfield Heights is a city of about 21,300 people in Indiana. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 7 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Seven of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Indianapolis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Indianapolis's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (WRTV), CBS on channel 29 (WTTK), NBC on channel 13 (WTHR), Fox on channel 59 (WXIN), CW on channel 8 (WISH-TV), ION on channel 63 (WIPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WDNI-CD), Univision on channel 40 (WHMB-TV) and MeTV on channel 46.1 (WALV-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good 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 ENE, at about 63°. The main network towers for Fairfield Heights sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WISH-TV, WHMB-TV, WXIN, WTTK and WRTV, transmit from the same tower site about 10 miles northeast of Fairfield Heights (65° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fairfield Heights at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fairfield Heights is WTHR (NBC), 13 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WXIN is only 10 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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Fairfield Heights ranks 22nd of 352 places in Indiana: more than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 10 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

29% of Indiana's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Indianapolis, 13 miles away.