TV channels & antenna towers in Elkton, Kentucky

Elkton is a small community of about 2,180 people in Kentucky. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 3 Class A and 18 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Eight of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Nashville, TN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Nashville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 2 (WKRN-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WTVF), NBC on channel 4 (WSMV-TV), CW on channel 17.2 (WZTV), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 34 (WBGS-CD), Univision on channel 42 (WLLC-LD), MeTV on channel 44.1 (WJFB) and Trinity on channel 50 (WPGD-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WEVV-TV in Evansville, IN, 77 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 7 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 SSE, at about 158°. The main network towers for Elkton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WJFB, WPGD-TV, WTVF and WZTV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles southeast of Elkton (152° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Elkton at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Elkton is WKRN-TV (ABC), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 14 stations at fair strength or better, Elkton ranks 110th of 275 places in Kentucky: more than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 32 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

29% of Kentucky's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Hopkinsville, 19 miles away.