TV channels & antenna towers in Merryville, Louisiana

With roughly 1,120 residents, Merryville is a small community in Louisiana. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 1 Class A and 23 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Merryville, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Lake Charles, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Lake Charles's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 29.2 (KVHP), CBS on channel 17 (KSWL-LD), CW on channel 6.2 (KFDM), Telemundo on channel 19.3 (KWWE-LD) and Trinity on channel 34 (KITU-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WVLA-TV in Baton Rouge, LA, 138 miles to the east. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KADN-TV in Lafayette, LA, 83 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 3 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 S, at about 184°. The main network towers for Merryville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KBMT and KITU-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles southwest of Merryville (208° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Merryville at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Merryville is KVHP (ABC), 32 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.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Merryville ranks 210th of 283 places in Louisiana: fewer than the typical Louisiana town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 31 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

50% of Louisiana's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Sulphur, 37 miles away.