TV channels & antenna towers in East Chattanooga, Tennessee

East Chattanooga, Tennessee has a population of about 154,000. Our map shows 23 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 5 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

15 of them are within 25 miles of East Chattanooga, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Chattanooga, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chattanooga's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WTVC), CBS on channel 12 (WDEF-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV), ION on channel 14 (WPXA-TV) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WZDX in Huntsville, AL, 76 miles to the west. 3 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 NNW, at about 326°. The main network towers for East Chattanooga sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WDEF-TV, WRCB, WTVC and WFLI-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 6.4 miles northwest of East Chattanooga (319° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for East Chattanooga is WTVC (ABC), 7.7 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WRCB is only 7.6 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, East Chattanooga ranks 87th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 6.4 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

31% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.