TV channels & antenna towers in Morgantown, Kentucky

With roughly 2,480 residents, Morgantown is a small community in Kentucky. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 19 full-power, 5 Class A and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 29 farther out. Five of the 16 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), CBS on channel 5 (WTVF), NBC on channel 40 (WNKY), Fox on channel 44.2 (WEVV-TV), CW on channel 13.3 (WBKO), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 34 (WBGS-CD), MeTV on channel 44.1 (WJFB) and Trinity on channel 50 (WPGD-TV). 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.

The main network towers around Morgantown are in different directions: ABC 313° NW (66 mi), CBS 185° S (66 mi), NBC 115° ESE (31 mi) and Fox 314° NW (66 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WBKO and WBGS-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles southeast of Morgantown (129° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Morgantown at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WEHT (ABC), WTVF (CBS) and WEVV-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Morgantown. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Morgantown is WTVF (CBS), 66 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Morgantown ranks 82nd of 275 places in Kentucky: more than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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 Bowling Green, 21 miles away.