TV stations in Kentucky
Kentucky has 53 licensed over-the-air TV transmitters, including 17 network affiliates carrying ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CW and ION. Pick a city below for its local channel lineup, tower distances and the direction to point your antenna.
Over-the-air TV in Kentucky at a glance
Kentucky has 53 licensed TV transmitters: 35 full-power, 4 Class A, 10 low-power and 4 translator stations. Translators make up 8% of the total, below the national share of 41%, a sign that most people live within reach of the main towers.
Most full-power and Class A stations are licensed to Louisville (8), Bowling Green (5), Lexington (4) and Paducah (3). Those cities are where the main broadcast hubs sit, and most viewers aim their antennas toward one of them.
The most powerful full-power transmitter in Kentucky is WDKY-TV (Fox) in Danville, at 1,000 kW effective radiated power. The tallest is WPSD-TV near Paducah, 492 m (1,614 ft) above the surrounding terrain.
We ran a reception estimate for all 275 cities and towns in Kentucky. A typical place gets 13 stations at fair strength or better (national median: 17), and its nearest major network tower is about 25 miles away. 23% of places can use an indoor antenna, 48% need an amplified or attic antenna, 29% an outdoor directional antenna and 0% a long-range setup.
Weighted by population, the share of residents with a listed affiliate at fair strength or better is: ABC 95%, CBS 64%, NBC 97% and Fox 71%.
Walton has the most stations in reach (21). Cadiz is the hardest place to get network TV over the air: its nearest major network tower is 67 miles away.
Largest cities in Kentucky
- Lexington-Fayette
- Ironville
- Meads
- Louisville
- Lexington
- Bowling Green
- Owensboro
- Covington
- Richmond
- Georgetown
- Florence
- Hopkinsville
- Nicholasville
- Elizabethtown
- Henderson
- Frankfort
- Jeffersontown
- Independence
- Pleasure Ridge Park
- Paducah
- Valley Station
- Radcliff
- Ashland
- Newburg
- Madisonville
- Murray
- Erlanger
- Winchester
- Fern Creek
- Saint Matthews
- Okolona
- Danville
- Fort Thomas
- Burlington
- Shively
- Newport
- Shelbyville
- Highview
- Berea
- Glasgow
Network affiliates in Kentucky
| Station | Channel | City of license | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC WHAS-TV ABC | 11 | Louisville | Full power |
| ABC WTVQ-DT ABC | 36 | Lexington | Full power |
| CBS WLKY CBS | 32 | Louisville | Full power |
| CBS WYMT-TV CBS | 57 | Hazard | Full power |
| NBC WAVE NBC | 3 | Louisville | Full power |
| NBC WLEX-TV NBC | 18 | Lexington | Full power |
| NBC WNKY NBC | 40 | Bowling Green | Full power |
| NBC WPSD-TV NBC | 6 | Paducah | Full power |
| FOX WDKY-TV Fox | 56 | Danville | Full power |
| FOX WDRB Fox | 41 | Louisville | Full power |
| FOX WXIX-TV Fox | 19 | Newport | Full power |
| CW WBKO CW | 13.3 | Bowling Green | Full power |
| CW WKYT-TV CW | 27.2 | Lexington | Full power |
| ION WUPX-TV ION | 67 | Richmond | Full power |
| TLM WBGS-CD Telemundo | 34 | Bowling Green | Class A |
| NBC WNKY-LD NBC | 40 | Bowling Green | Low power |
| TLM WQWQ-LD Telemundo | 18 | Paducah | Low power |
Other full-power and Class A stations
Stations without a network tag in our data: often public television, religious, shopping, foreign-language or independent stations.
- WBNALouisville
- WCVN-TVCovington
- WDKAPaducah
- WKASAshland
- WKGB-TVBowling Green
- WKHAHazard
- WKLELexington
- WKMA-TVMadisonville
- WKMJ-TVLouisville
- WKMRMorehead
- WKMUMurray
- WKOHOwensboro
- WKONOwenton
- WKPC-TVLouisville
- WKPDPaducah
- WKPI-TVPikeville
- WKSO-TVSomerset
- WKYU-TVBowling Green
- WKZT-TVElizabethtown
- WLJC-TVBeattyville
- WTSFAshland
- WLCU-CDCampbellsville
- WMYO-CDLouisville
- WPBM-CDScottsville
All cities and towns in Kentucky (275)
- Albany
- Alexandria
- Anchorage
- Annville
- Ashland
- Auburn
- Audubon Park
- Augusta
- Barbourmeade
- Barbourville
- Bardstown
- Bardwell
- Beattyville
- Beaver Dam
- Bedford
- Beechwood Village
- Bellevue
- Benton
- Berea
- Bloomfield
- Booneville
- Bowling Green
- Brandenburg
- Breckinridge Center
- Brodhead
- Brooks
- Brooksville
- Brownsville
- Buckner
- Buechel
- Burkesville
- Burlington
- Cadiz
- Calhoun
- Calvert City
- Camargo
- Campbellsville
- Campton
- Carlisle
- Carrollton
- Catlettsburg
- Cave City
- Central City
- Claryville
- Clay
- Clay City
- Clinton
- Cloverport
- Coal Run Village
- Cold Spring
- Coldstream
- Columbia
- Corbin
- Covington
- Crescent Springs
- Crestview Hills
- Crestwood
- Crittenden
- Cumberland
- Cynthiana
- Danville
- Dawson Springs
- Dayton
- Dixon
- Doe Valley
- Douglass Hills
- Dry Ridge
- Earlington
- Eddyville
- Edgewood
- Edmonton
- Elizabethtown
- Elk Creek
- Elkfork
- Elkton
- Elsmere
- Eminence
- Erlanger
- Fairdale
- Falmouth
- Farley
- Fern Creek
- Flatwoods
- Flemingsburg
- Florence
- Fort Campbell North
- Fort Knox
- Fort Mitchell
- Fort Thomas
- Fort Wright
- Francisville
- Frankfort
- Franklin
- Frenchburg
- Fulton
- Georgetown
- Glasgow
- Graymoor-Devondale
- Grayson
- Greensburg
- Greenup
- Greenville
- Guthrie
- Hardinsburg
- Harlan
- Harrodsburg
- Hartford
- Hawesville
- Hazard
- Hebron
- Hebron Estates
- Henderson
- Hendron
- Heritage Creek
- Hickman
- Highland Heights
- Highview
- Hillview
- Hindman
- Hodgenville
- Hopkinsville
- Horse Cave
- Hurstbourne
- Hurstbourne Acres
- Hyden
- Independence
- Indian Hills
- Indian Hills Cherokee Section
- Inez
- Ironville
- Irvine
- Irvington
- Jackson
- Jackson
- Jamestown
- Jeffersontown
- Jeffersonville
- Jenkins
- Junction City
- Knottsville
- La Center
- La Grange
- Lakeside Park
- Lancaster
- Lawrenceburg
- Lebanon
- Lebanon Junction
- Ledbetter
- Leitchfield
- Lewisport
- Lexington
- Lexington-Fayette
- Liberty
- Livermore
- London
- Louisa
- Louisville
- Ludlow
- Lyndon
- Madisonville
- Manchester
- Marion
- Masonville
- Massac
- Mayfield
- Maysville
- McKee
- Meads
- Middlesboro
- Middletown
- Midway
- Monticello
- Monticello
- Morehead
- Morehead
- Morganfield
- Morgantown
- Mount Olivet
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Washington
- Munfordville
- Murray
- New Castle
- Newburg
- Newport
- Nicholasville
- North Corbin
- Northfield
- Nortonville
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove
- Oakbrook
- Okolona
- Olive Hill
- Orchard Grass Hills
- Owensboro
- Owenton
- Owingsville
- Paducah
- Paintsville
- Paris
- Park Hills
- Pewee Valley
- Pikeville
- Pine Knot
- Pineville
- Pioneer Village
- Plano
- Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prestonsburg
- Princeton
- Prospect
- Providence
- Providence
- Raceland
- Radcliff
- Reidland
- Richmond
- Russell
- Russell Springs
- Russellville
- Ryland Heights
- Saint Dennis
- Saint Matthews
- Saint Regis Park
- Salyersville
- Sandy Hook
- Scottsville
- Sebree
- Shelbyville
- Shepherdsville
- Shively
- Silver Grove
- Simpsonville
- Smithland
- Somerset
- South Shore
- Southgate
- Springfield
- Stanford
- Stanton
- Stearns
- Sturgis
- Taylor Mill
- Taylorsville
- Tompkinsville
- Union
- Valley Station
- Van Lear
- Vanceburg
- Verona
- Versailles
- Villa Hills
- Vine Grove
- Walton
- Warsaw
- Watterson Park
- West Buechel
- West Liberty
- Westwood
- Whitesburg
- Whitley City
- Wickliffe
- Wilder
- Williamsburg
- Williamstown
- Wilmore
- Winchester
- Windy Hills
- Worthington
- Worthington
- Worthington Hills
- Wurtland
Frequently asked questions
How many TV stations are in Kentucky?
Kentucky has 53 licensed TV transmitters: 35 full-power, 4 Class A, 10 low-power and 4 translator stations.
Which TV networks broadcast over the air in Kentucky?
ABC (2 stations), CBS (2 stations), NBC (5 stations), Fox (3 stations), CW (2 stations), ION (1 station) and Telemundo (2 stations). Some public, religious and independent stations are not tagged with a network in our data.
What channels can I get with an antenna in Lexington-Fayette?
See the Lexington-Fayette channel guide for every tower within 70 miles, with channel numbers, distances and antenna directions.
Do I need an outdoor antenna in Kentucky?
In 29% of Kentucky's cities and towns, yes. 71% can manage with an indoor or attic antenna. It depends on how far you are from the towers: each city page below gives a recommendation for that location.