TV channels & antenna towers in Franklin, Tennessee

Franklin is a city of about 72,600 people in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 1 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 3 farther out. Eight of the 12 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 WZDX in Huntsville, AL, 84 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (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 N, at about 9°. The main network towers for Franklin 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 24 miles north of Franklin (10° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Franklin at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Franklin is WTVF (CBS), 24 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.

WKRN-TV is only 8.7 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Franklin ranks 12th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 8.7 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

31% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Nashville, 17 miles away.