TV channels & antenna towers in Franklin, Kentucky

With roughly 8,790 residents, Franklin is a town in Kentucky. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 37 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 3 Class A and 18 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 25 between 25 and 45 miles, and 7 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.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 2 (WKRN-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WTVF), NBC on channel 40 (WNKY), 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, 96 miles to the northwest. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair 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.

The main network towers around Franklin are in different directions: CBS 201° SSW (33 mi) and NBC 45° NE (31 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WTVF, WJFB, WPGD-TV and WZTV, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles south of Franklin (201° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Franklin at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Franklin is WTVF (CBS), 33 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKRN-TV (ABC), 49 miles south, 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.

WNPX-TV is only 15 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Franklin ranks 6th of 275 places in Kentucky: more than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Bowling Green, 20 miles away.