TV channels & antenna towers in Lynchburg, Mississippi

Lynchburg is a town of about 3,420 people in Mississippi. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 13 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power and 3 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Lynchburg, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Jackson, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Jackson's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 16 (WAPT), NBC on channel 3 (WLBT), Fox on channel 40 (WDBD), CW on channel 12.2 (WJTV) and Trinity on channel 34 (WRBJ-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WMDN in Meridian, MS, 109 miles to the east. 4 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 SE, at about 141°. The main network towers for Lynchburg sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WJTV, WLBT and WDBD, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles southeast of Lynchburg (148° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lynchburg at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lynchburg is WAPT (ABC), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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, Lynchburg ranks 51st of 217 places in Mississippi: more than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 16 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

21% of Mississippi's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Clinton, 15 miles away.