TV channels & antenna towers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Oak Ridge, Tennessee has a population of about 29,300. Our map shows 37 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 1 Class A, 10 low-power and 15 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 21 farther out. Four of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Knoxville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Knoxville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 6 (WATE-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WVLT-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WBIR-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WTNZ), CW on channel 20 (WBXX-TV) and ION on channel 54 (WPXK-TV). 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 E, at about 92°. The main network towers for Oak Ridge sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WTNZ, WVLT-TV, WATE-TV, WBIR-TV and WPXK-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles east of Oak Ridge (93° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oak Ridge at fair strength or better, 83% 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 Oak Ridge, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Oak Ridge is WBIR-TV (NBC), 18 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WBXX-TV is only 7.8 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, Oak Ridge ranks 120th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 7.8 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 Knoxville, 20 miles away.