TV channels & antenna towers in Cave City, Kentucky

Cave City, Kentucky has a population of about 2,390. There are 16 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 3 Class A and 5 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 4 farther out. Four of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Bowling Green, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Bowling Green's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 40 (WNKY), CW on channel 13.3 (WBKO), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-TV) and Telemundo on channel 34 (WBGS-CD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WHAS-TV in Louisville, KY, 84 miles to the north. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WTVF in Nashville, TN, 76 miles to the southwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 5 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 WSW, at about 240°. The main network towers for Cave City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WBKO and WBGS-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles west of Cave City (259° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cave City at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Cave City is WNKY (NBC), 14 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Cave City ranks 142nd of 275 places in Kentucky: fewer than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

23% of Kentucky's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Bowling Green, 29 miles away.