TV channels & antenna towers in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

With roughly 6,170 residents, Pigeon Forge is a town in Tennessee. Our map shows 60 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 8 low-power and 39 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 36 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Knoxville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Knoxville's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 WNW, at about 304°. The main network towers for Pigeon Forge sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WBIR-TV, WPXK-TV, WATE-TV, WTNZ and WVLT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles northwest of Pigeon Forge (305° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pigeon Forge at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pigeon Forge is WTNZ (Fox), 27 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Pigeon Forge ranks 57th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 26 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

38% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Maryville, 23 miles away.