TV channels & antenna towers in Altamont, Tennessee

Altamont, Tennessee has a population of about 1,030. Our map shows 34 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 6 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Altamont, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Huntsville, AL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Huntsville's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WTVC), CBS on channel 19 (WHNT-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), Fox on channel 54 (WZDX), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-LD), Telemundo on channel 29 (WTHV-LD) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak 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 SE, at about 129°. The main network towers for Altamont sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WTVC, WFLI-TV, WRCB and WDEF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles southeast of Altamont (129° SE). 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 Altamont at fair strength or better, 44% 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 Altamont, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Altamont is WRCB (NBC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WHNT-TV (CBS), 66 miles southwest and WZDX (Fox), 66 miles southwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Altamont ranks 87th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 29 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

38% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Chattanooga, 35 miles away.