TV channels & antenna towers in Belle Meade, Tennessee

Belle Meade, Tennessee has a population of about 3,000. There are 31 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 2 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 19 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Belle Meade, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Nashville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Nashville's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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, 96 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 5 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 Belle Meade are in different directions: ABC 156° SSE (3.7 mi), CBS 18° NNE (13 mi) and NBC 351° N (3.1 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WZTV, WJFB, WPGD-TV and WTVF, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles north of Belle Meade (17° NNE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Belle Meade at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Belle Meade is WTVF (CBS), 13 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WSMV-TV is only 3.1 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, Belle Meade ranks 12th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 3.1 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 Brentwood, 6.0 miles away.