TV channels & antenna towers in Hanover, Indiana

Hanover, Indiana has a population of about 3,540. There are 30 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 3 Class A, 4 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Hanover, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Louisville, KY, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Louisville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (WCPO-TV), CBS on channel 32 (WLKY), NBC on channel 3 (WAVE), Fox on channel 41 (WDRB), CW on channel 58 (WBKI), ION on channel 63 (WIPX-TV) and Telemundo on channel 25 (WBQC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 10 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 SW, at about 219°. The main network towers for Hanover sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WAVE, WLKY, WHAS-TV, WDRB and WBKI, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles southwest of Hanover (219° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hanover at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hanover is WDRB (Fox), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCPO-TV (ABC), 60 miles northeast, 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.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Hanover ranks 86th of 352 places in Indiana: more than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Clarksville, 33 miles away.