TV channels & antenna towers in Hopkinsville, Kentucky

With roughly 32,200 residents, Hopkinsville is a town in Kentucky. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 2 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Hopkinsville, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 33 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 13 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 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, 71 miles to the north. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 9 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 SE, at about 143°. The main network towers for Hopkinsville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WJFB, WPGD-TV, WZTV and WTVF, transmit from the same tower site about 57 miles southeast of Hopkinsville (137° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hopkinsville at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

WKRN-TV (ABC) and WSMV-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Hopkinsville. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Hopkinsville is WKRN-TV (ABC), 67 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Hopkinsville ranks 142nd of 275 places in Kentucky: fewer than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 50 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 Clarksville, 24 miles away.