TV channels & antenna towers in Brighton, Tennessee

Brighton is a small community of about 2,330 people in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 5 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 8 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Five of the 12 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 31 (WAAY-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WHNT-TV), NBC on channel 48 (WAFF), Fox on channel 54 (WZDX), CW on channel 15 (WHDF), 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 (fair signal). 4 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 SSW, at about 193°. The main network towers for Brighton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WHNT-TV, WZDX, WAAY-TV and WAFF, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles south of Brighton (193° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Brighton at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Brighton is WAFF (NBC), 26 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Brighton ranks 227th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Huntsville, 26 miles away.