TV channels & antenna towers in Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi

With roughly 1,370 residents, Columbus Air Force Base is a small community in Mississippi. Our map shows 26 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 7 full-power, 5 Class A, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Columbus Air Force Base, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9.2 (WTVA), Fox on channel 4.2 (WCBI-TV) and CW on channel 27 (WLOV-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WMDN in Meridian, MS, 91 miles to the south. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WVTM-TV in Birmingham, AL, 96 miles to the east. 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 WNW, at about 288°. The main network towers for Columbus Air Force Base sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WLOV-TV and WTVA, transmit from the same tower site about 38 miles west of Columbus Air Force Base (287° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Columbus Air Force Base at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Columbus Air Force Base is WTVA (ABC), 38 miles away with a fair 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Columbus Air Force Base ranks 61st of 217 places in Mississippi: more than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 26 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

35% of Mississippi's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Columbus, 9.5 miles away.