TV channels & antenna towers in Hernando, Mississippi

Hernando is a town of about 15,500 people in Mississippi. There are 30 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 2 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Hernando, 21 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 8 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 (fair signal). 5 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 NNE, at about 19°. The main network towers for Hernando 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 34 miles north of Hernando (21° NNE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hernando at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hernando is WATN-TV (ABC), 34 miles away with a good 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Hernando ranks 7th of 217 places in Mississippi: more than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Southaven, 11 miles away.