TV channels & antenna towers in Sardis, Mississippi

Sardis, Mississippi has a population of about 1,660. There are 35 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 3 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 29 farther 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 strongest network signals here 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 5°. The main network towers for Sardis 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 58 miles north of Sardis (8° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sardis at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WATN-TV (ABC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Sardis. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Sardis is WATN-TV (ABC), 58 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Sardis ranks 24th of 217 places in Mississippi: more than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 51 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, 23 miles away.