TV channels & antenna towers in Covington, Kentucky

Covington, Kentucky has a population of about 41,000. Our map shows 23 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 5 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Covington, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Cincinnati, OH, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cincinnati's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WCPO-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WHIO-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WLWT), Fox on channel 19 (WXIX-TV), CW on channel 12.2 (WKRC-TV), ION on channel 43 (WKOI-TV) and Telemundo on channel 25 (WBQC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal). 7 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Covington are in different directions: ABC 10° N (2.9 mi), NBC 346° NNW (2.9 mi) and Fox 322° NW (3.4 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WKRC-TV, WLWT and WCPO-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 2.3 miles north of Covington (9° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Covington at fair strength or better, 89% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Covington is WXIX-TV (Fox), 3.4 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WHIO-TV (CBS), 47 miles north, 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.

WKRC-TV is only 2.3 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 18 stations at fair strength or better, Covington ranks 14th of 275 places in Kentucky: more than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 2.3 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 Cincinnati, 3.0 miles away.