TV channels & antenna towers in Wiggins, Mississippi

With roughly 4,550 residents, Wiggins is a town in Mississippi. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 13 licensed TV transmitters: 5 full-power, 7 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 5 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Wiggins, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Two of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Biloxi, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Biloxi's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 13 (WLOX), Fox on channel 23 (WHPM-LD), CW on channel 25.3 (WXXV-TV) and MeTV on channel 51.1 (WTBL-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WKRG-TV in Mobile, AL, 78 miles to the east. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WDSU in New Orleans, LA, 80 miles to the southwest. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 164°. The main network towers for Wiggins sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WXXV-TV and WLOX, transmit from the same tower site about 8.9 miles southeast of Wiggins (149° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wiggins at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wiggins is WLOX (ABC), 9.7 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.

WXXV-TV is only 8.9 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 5 stations at fair strength or better, Wiggins ranks 207th of 217 places in Mississippi: fewer than the typical Mississippi town (9). Its nearest major network tower is 8.9 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 West Gulfport, 31 miles away.