TV channels & antenna towers in Oakland City, Indiana

Oakland City, Indiana has a population of about 2,430. 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, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Oakland City, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles 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.

The strongest network signals here 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, 82 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 SSW, at about 199°. The main network towers for Oakland City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WFIE and WEVV-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles south of Oakland City (197° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oakland City at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Oakland City is WEHT (ABC), 35 miles away with a fair 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Oakland City ranks 243rd of 352 places in Indiana: fewer than the typical Indiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 22 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, 28 miles away.