TV channels & antenna towers in Ashland City, Tennessee

Ashland City, Tennessee has a population of about 4,650. 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, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Ashland City, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Nashville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Nashville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 2 (WKRN-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WTVF), NBC on channel 4 (WSMV-TV), CW on channel 17.2 (WZTV), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 29 (WTNX-LD), Univision on channel 42 (WLLC-LD), MeTV on channel 44.1 (WJFB) and Trinity on channel 50 (WPGD-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WZDX in Huntsville, AL, 110 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 7 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Ashland City are in different directions: ABC 140° SE (20 mi), CBS 92° E (15 mi) and NBC 130° SE (14 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WJFB, WPGD-TV, WZTV and WTVF, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles east of Ashland City (92° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ashland City at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ashland City is WKRN-TV (ABC), 20 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WJFB is only 15 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Ashland City ranks 12th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

31% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Nashville, 17 miles away.