TV channels & antenna towers in Knottsville, Kentucky

Knottsville, Kentucky has a population of about 6,270. Our map shows 34 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 4 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Evansville, IN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Evansville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 25 (WEHT), NBC on channel 14 (WFIE), Fox on channel 44.2 (WEVV-TV), CW on channel 7 (WTVW), ION on channel 30.3 (WELW-LD) and Telemundo on channel 15 (WYYW-CD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WLKY in Louisville, KY, 72 miles to the northeast. 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 WNW, at about 282°. The main network towers for Knottsville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WFIE and WEVV-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 34 miles west of Knottsville (284° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Knottsville at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Knottsville is WEHT (ABC), 37 miles away with a fair 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Knottsville ranks 166th of 275 places in Kentucky: fewer than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Owensboro, 11 miles away.