TV channels & antenna towers in Lancaster, Kentucky

Lancaster, Kentucky has a population of about 3,860. There are 13 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 1 Class A and 2 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Lexington, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Lexington's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 36 (WTVQ-DT), NBC on channel 18 (WLEX-TV), Fox on channel 56 (WDKY-TV), CW on channel 27.2 (WKYT-TV) and ION on channel 67 (WUPX-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WYMT-TV in Hazard, KY, 82 miles to the east. 5 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 NNE, at about 25°. The main network towers for Lancaster sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WTVQ-DT, WLEX-TV and WKYT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles north of Lancaster (19° NNE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lancaster at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lancaster is WLEX-TV (NBC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WUPX-TV is only 13 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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Lancaster ranks 216th of 275 places in Kentucky: fewer than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Richmond, 18 miles away.