TV channels & antenna towers in McEwen, Tennessee

With roughly 1,700 residents, McEwen is a small community in Tennessee. Our map shows 31 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 1 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 farther out. Eight of the 12 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 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 WJKT in Jackson, TN, 85 miles to the west. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 6 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 E, at about 86°. The main network towers for McEwen sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WJFB, WPGD-TV, WZTV and WTVF, transmit from the same tower site about 48 miles east of McEwen (76° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for McEwen is WTVF (CBS), 48 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, McEwen ranks 200th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 43 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, 33 miles away.