TV channels & antenna towers in Philadelphia, Mississippi

Philadelphia is a town of about 7,390 people in Mississippi. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 16 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 6 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Philadelphia, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Meridian, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Meridian's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 24 (WMDN), Fox on channel 30 (WGBC), CW on channel 11.3 (WTOK-TV) and Trinity on channel 34 (WRBJ-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WTVA in Tupelo, MS, 71 miles to the north. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WLBT in Jackson, MS, 83 miles to the southwest. 2 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 Philadelphia sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WGBC, WMDN and WTOK-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles southeast of Philadelphia (141° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Philadelphia at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Philadelphia, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Philadelphia is WGBC (Fox), 39 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 6 stations at fair strength or better, Philadelphia ranks 176th of 217 places in Mississippi: fewer than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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 Meridian, 37 miles away.