TV channels & antenna towers in Fort Branch, Indiana

Fort Branch, Indiana has a population of about 2,810. Our map shows 25 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 3 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 9 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 6 farther out. Six of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Evansville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Evansville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 25 (WEHT), NBC on channel 14 (WFIE), Fox on channel 44.2 (WEVV-TV), CW on channel 7 (WTVW), ION on channel 30.3 (WELW-LD) and Telemundo on channel 15 (WYYW-CD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WLKY in Louisville, KY, 95 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 4 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 175°. The main network towers for Fort Branch sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WEVV-TV, WFIE and WEHT, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles south of Fort Branch (175° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fort Branch at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Fort Branch, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Fort Branch is WEHT (ABC), 27 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.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 15 stations at fair strength or better, Fort Branch ranks 182nd of 352 places in Indiana: fewer than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 19 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

51% of Indiana's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Evansville, 19 miles away.