TV channels & antenna towers in Oakland, Tennessee

With roughly 7,490 residents, Oakland is a town in Tennessee. Our map shows 35 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 3 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Seven of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Memphis, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Memphis's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 24 (WATN-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WREG-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WMC-TV), Fox on channel 13 (WHBQ-TV), CW on channel 30 (WLMT), ION on channel 50 (WPXX-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WTME-LD) and Trinity on channel 40 (WBUY-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 7 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 265°. The main network towers for Oakland sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WATN-TV, WBUY-TV and WLMT, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles west of Oakland (282° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oakland at fair strength or better, 78% 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 Oakland, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Oakland is WMC-TV (NBC), 21 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.

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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Oakland ranks 12th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Collierville, 15 miles away.