TV channels & antenna towers in Bolivar, Tennessee

With roughly 5,090 residents, Bolivar is a town in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 4 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 16 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Seven of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Memphis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Memphis's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WBBJ-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WREG-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMC-TV), Fox on channel 16 (WJKT), 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). 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 NNE, at about 11°. The main network towers for Bolivar 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 45 miles west of Bolivar (272° W). 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 Bolivar at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bolivar is WJKT (Fox), 37 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WREG-TV (CBS), 48 miles west and WMC-TV (NBC), 51 miles west, 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Bolivar ranks 63rd of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 26 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 Jackson, 27 miles away.