TV channels & antenna towers in Dry Ridge, Kentucky

Dry Ridge, Kentucky has a population of about 2,210. There are 19 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 2 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Dry Ridge, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 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), NBC on channel 5 (WLWT), Fox on channel 19 (WXIX-TV), CW on channel 27.2 (WKYT-TV), ION on channel 67 (WUPX-TV) and Telemundo on channel 25 (WBQC-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WLKY in Louisville, KY, 70 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal). 6 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 7°. The main network towers for Dry Ridge sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WKRC-TV, WLWT and WCPO-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles north of Dry Ridge (9° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dry Ridge at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dry Ridge is WCPO-TV (ABC), 31 miles away with a good 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Dry Ridge ranks 82nd of 275 places in Kentucky: more than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 30 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

48% of Kentucky's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Independence, 18 miles away.