TV channels & antenna towers in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is a city of about 531,000 people in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 3 Class A and 18 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

23 of them are within 25 miles of Nashville, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Nashville is a broadcast hub in its own right: eight of the 15 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options 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, 100 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (strong 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 Nashville are in different directions: ABC 197° SSW (8.6 mi), CBS 358° N (7.1 mi) and NBC 249° WSW (4.8 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WZTV, WTVF, WJFB and WPGD-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 6.8 miles north of Nashville (355° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Nashville at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Nashville is WKRN-TV (ABC), 8.6 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.

WLLC-LD is only 0.3 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, Nashville ranks 12th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 0.3 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

31% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.