TV channels & antenna towers in Lynchburg, Tennessee

With roughly 6,130 residents, Lynchburg is a town in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 37 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 6 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 farther out. Five of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Huntsville, AL, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Huntsville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 31 (WAAY-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WHNT-TV), NBC on channel 48 (WAFF), Fox on channel 54 (WZDX), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV), ION on channel 28 (WNPX-LD), Telemundo on channel 29 (WTHV-LD), Univision on channel 42 (WLLC-LD) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-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.

Point your antenna SSW, at about 193°. The main network towers for Lynchburg sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WHNT-TV, WZDX, WAAY-TV and WAFF, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles south of Lynchburg (193° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lynchburg at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lynchburg is WAFF (NBC), 41 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 12 stations at fair strength or better, Lynchburg ranks 200th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 39 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

38% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Shelbyville, 15 miles away.