TV channels & antenna towers in Crittenden, Kentucky

Crittenden, Kentucky has a population of about 3,850. There are 29 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 22 full-power, 5 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Crittenden, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 15 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 27.2 (WKYT-TV), ION on channel 43 (WKOI-TV) and Telemundo on channel 25 (WBQC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 8 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 N, at about 11°. The main network towers for Crittenden sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WXIX-TV and WLWT, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles north of Crittenden (7° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Crittenden at fair strength or better, 50% 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 Crittenden, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Crittenden is WCPO-TV (ABC), 24 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WHIO-TV (CBS), 68 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.

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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Crittenden ranks 63rd of 275 places in Kentucky: more than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Independence, 12 miles away.