TV channels & antenna towers in Como, Mississippi

Como, Mississippi has a population of about 1,250. There are 34 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 3 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Como, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 27 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Memphis, TN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Memphis's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 24 (WATN-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WREG-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMC-TV), Fox on channel 13 (WHBQ-TV), CW on channel 30 (WLMT), ION on channel 50 (WPXX-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WTME-LD) and Trinity on channel 40 (WBUY-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 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 N, at about 7°. The main network towers for Como sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WATN-TV, WBUY-TV and WLMT, transmit from the same tower site about 54 miles north of Como (10° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Como at fair strength or better, 88% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Como is WATN-TV (ABC), 54 miles away with a good 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Como ranks 37th of 217 places in Mississippi: more than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 46 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

44% of Mississippi's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Oxford, 26 miles away.