TV channels & antenna towers in Lafayette, Tennessee

With roughly 4,990 residents, Lafayette is a town in Tennessee. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 4 Class A and 19 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 farther out. Eight of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Nashville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Nashville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (WKRN-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WTVF), NBC on channel 40 (WNKY), CW on channel 17.2 (WZTV), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 34 (WBGS-CD), 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 WTNZ in Knoxville, TN, 121 miles to the east. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 7 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 Lafayette are in different directions: ABC 234° SW (55 mi), CBS 248° WSW (46 mi) and NBC 347° NNW (36 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WBKO and WBGS-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles northwest of Lafayette (329° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lafayette at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lafayette is WKRN-TV (ABC), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Lafayette ranks 141st of 299 places in Tennessee: the same as the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 36 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 Gallatin, 25 miles away.