TV channels & antenna towers in Crossville, Tennessee

With roughly 11,400 residents, Crossville is a city in Tennessee. Our map shows 32 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 15 full-power, 4 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Crossville, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 27 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Knoxville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Knoxville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 6 (WATE-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WVLT-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), Fox on channel 43 (WTNZ), CW on channel 20 (WBXX-TV) and ION on channel 54 (WPXK-TV). 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 Crossville are in different directions: ABC 86° E (61 mi), CBS 87° E (60 mi), NBC 197° SSW (57 mi) and Fox 87° E (60 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WTNZ, WVLT-TV, WATE-TV, WBIR-TV and WPXK-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 60 miles east of Crossville (87° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Crossville at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WRCB (NBC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Crossville. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Crossville is WATE-TV (ABC), 61 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Crossville ranks 87th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 40 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

31% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Cookeville, 30 miles away.