TV channels & antenna towers in Jackson, Tennessee

With roughly 67,000 residents, Jackson is a city in Tennessee. Our map shows 33 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 3 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 farther out. Seven of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Memphis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Memphis's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WBBJ-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WREG-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMC-TV), Fox on channel 16 (WJKT), CW on channel 39.2 (WNBJ-LD), ION on channel 50 (WPXX-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WTME-LD) and Trinity on channel 40 (WBUY-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 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 Jackson are in different directions: ABC 77° ENE (7.0 mi) and Fox 307° NW (20 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WATN-TV, WBUY-TV and WLMT, transmit from the same tower site about 59 miles southwest of Jackson (247° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Jackson at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Jackson is WJKT (Fox), 20 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WREG-TV (CBS), 65 miles southwest and WMC-TV (NBC), 68 miles southwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

WNBJ-LD is only 1.2 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Jackson ranks 227th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 1.2 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

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