TV channels & antenna towers in Madisonville, Kentucky

Madisonville, Kentucky has a population of about 19,500. Our map shows 26 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 3 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 16 farther out. Six of the 8 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 WTVF in Nashville, TN, 83 miles to the southeast. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 6 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 N, at about 356°. The main network towers for Madisonville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WEHT and WEVV-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles north of Madisonville (354° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Madisonville at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Madisonville is WEVV-TV (Fox), 39 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.

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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Madisonville ranks 216th of 275 places in Kentucky: fewer than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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, 37 miles away.