TV channels & antenna towers in Dickson, Tennessee

Dickson is a city of about 15,400 people in Tennessee. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 1 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 23 between 25 and 45 miles, and 3 farther 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 strongest network signals here 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 WJKT in Jackson, TN, 98 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal) and Univision (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.

Point your antenna E, at about 81°. The main network towers for Dickson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WZTV, WJFB, WPGD-TV and WTVF, transmit from the same tower site about 36 miles east of Dickson (69° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Dickson is WTVF (CBS), 36 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Dickson ranks 187th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Franklin, 31 miles away.