TV channels & antenna towers in Lakewood, Tennessee

Lakewood, Tennessee has a population of about 2,300. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 15 full-power, 3 Class A and 21 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

24 of them are within 25 miles of Lakewood, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles 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 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, 104 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 6 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 Lakewood are in different directions: ABC 219° SW (17 mi), CBS 282° WNW (8.7 mi) and NBC 241° WSW (15 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WTVF, WZTV, WJFB and WPGD-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 8.7 miles west of Lakewood (282° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lakewood at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lakewood is WKRN-TV (ABC), 17 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.

WTVF 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, Lakewood 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 Hendersonville, 4.3 miles away.