TV channels & antenna towers in Roan Mountain, Tennessee

Roan Mountain is a small community of about 1,360 people in Tennessee. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 6 Class A, 1 low-power and 28 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Roan Mountain, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 21 are more than 45 miles out.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 11.2 (WJHL-TV), CW on channel 5.2 (WCYB-TV) and MeTV on channel 36.1 (WAPK-CD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, SC, 72 miles to the south. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCNC-TV in Charlotte, NC, 77 miles to the southeast. 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 NNW, at about 347°. The main network towers for Roan Mountain sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WAPK-CD, WJHL-TV and WCYB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles north of Roan Mountain (347° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Roan Mountain at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Roan Mountain is WJHL-TV (ABC), 17 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Roan Mountain ranks 200th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Johnson City, 18 miles away.