TV channels & antenna towers in Mitchell, Indiana

Mitchell is a town of about 4,250 people in Indiana. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 6 Class A, 6 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther 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 11 (WHAS-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 15 (WYYW-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 7 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 SE, at about 127°. The main network towers for Mitchell sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WHAS-TV, WDRB, WBKI, WAVE and WLKY, transmit from the same tower site about 43 miles southeast of Mitchell (127° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mitchell at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mitchell is WAVE (NBC), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Mitchell ranks 206th of 352 places in Indiana: fewer than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 43 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 Bloomington, 30 miles away.