TV channels & antenna towers in Nicholasville, Kentucky

With roughly 29,800 residents, Nicholasville is a town in Kentucky. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 16 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 2 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Nicholasville, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles 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.

The strongest network signals here 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 WLKY in Louisville, KY, 76 miles to the northwest. 6 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 Nicholasville are in different directions: ABC 43° NE (14 mi), NBC 43° NE (14 mi) and Fox 90° E (14 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WKYT-TV, WTVQ-DT and WLEX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northeast of Nicholasville (40° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Nicholasville is WLEX-TV (NBC), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WUPX-TV is only 8.7 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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Nicholasville ranks 203rd of 275 places in Kentucky: fewer than the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 8.7 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

23% of Kentucky's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Lexington, 9.1 miles away.