TV channels & antenna towers in Cowan, Tennessee

With roughly 1,700 residents, Cowan is a small community in Tennessee. Our map shows 31 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 6 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Cowan, 22 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles 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 strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 31 (WAAY-TV), 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). 4 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 Cowan are in different directions: ABC 225° SW (42 mi), CBS 225° SW (42 mi), NBC 90° E (39 mi) and Fox 225° SW (42 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WDEF-TV, WTVC, WFLI-TV and WRCB, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles east of Cowan (93° E). 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 Cowan at fair strength or better, 44% 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 Cowan, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Cowan is WZDX (Fox), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Cowan ranks 200th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 39 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 Shelbyville, 34 miles away.