TV channels & antenna towers in Mowbray Mountain, Tennessee

Mowbray Mountain, Tennessee has a population of about 1,620. Our map shows 24 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 5 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 14 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 7 farther out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Chattanooga, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chattanooga's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WTVC), CBS on channel 12 (WDEF-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WZDX in Huntsville, AL, 83 miles to the southwest. 4 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 213°. The main network towers for Mowbray Mountain sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WRCB, WTVC, WFLI-TV and WDEF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 9.4 miles southwest of Mowbray Mountain (213° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mowbray Mountain at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mowbray Mountain is WDEF-TV (CBS), 11 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WTCI is only 5.8 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Mowbray Mountain ranks 120th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 9.4 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 East Chattanooga, 15 miles away.