TV channels & antenna towers in Johnsonville, Tennessee

Johnsonville is a small community of about 1,750 people in Tennessee. There are 34 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 2 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 31 farther out. Eight of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Nashville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Nashville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 7 (WBBJ-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WTVF), NBC on channel 4 (WSMV-TV), Fox on channel 16 (WJKT), CW on channel 17.2 (WZTV), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-LD), 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). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (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 Johnsonville are in different directions: ABC 235° SW (51 mi), CBS 77° ENE (67 mi), NBC 84° E (61 mi) and Fox 254° WSW (67 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WJFB, WPGD-TV, WZTV and WTVF, transmit from the same tower site about 66 miles east of Johnsonville (77° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

WTVF (CBS), WSMV-TV (NBC) and WJKT (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Johnsonville. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Johnsonville is WJKT (Fox), 67 miles away with a weak 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Johnsonville ranks 227th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 51 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 Clarksville, 46 miles away.