TV channels & antenna towers in Mountain City, Tennessee

With roughly 2,480 residents, Mountain City is a small community in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 33 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 6 Class A, 2 low-power and 17 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 9 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 11.2 (WJHL-TV), CW on channel 5.2 (WCYB-TV) and MeTV on channel 36.1 (WAPK-CD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WBTV in Charlotte, NC, 84 miles to the southeast. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, NC, 80 miles to the east. 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 W, at about 261°. The main network towers for Mountain City sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WCYB-TV, WJHL-TV and WAPK-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles west of Mountain City (264° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mountain City at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mountain City is WJHL-TV (ABC), 19 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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, Mountain City ranks 200th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Bristol, 23 miles away.