TV channels & antenna towers in Russell, Kentucky

Russell is a town of about 3,260 people in Kentucky. There are 18 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 5 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Russell, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Huntington, WV, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Huntington's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 8 (WCHS-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WOWK-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WSAZ-TV), CW on channel 30 (WQCW) and ION on channel 29 (WLPX-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WDKY-TV in Danville, KY, 99 miles to the southwest. 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 E, at about 94°. The main network towers for Russell sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WSAZ-TV, WQCW, WOWK-TV and WLPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles east of Russell (91° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Russell at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Russell is WCHS-TV (ABC), 44 miles away with a good 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.

WKAS is only 5.7 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Russell ranks 118th of 275 places in Kentucky: the same as the typical Kentucky town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 26 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 Ashland, 4.2 miles away.