TV channels & antenna towers in Sale Creek, Tennessee

Sale Creek, Tennessee has a population of about 2,850. Our map shows 25 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 5 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Sale Creek, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Chattanooga, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Chattanooga's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 9 (WTVC), CBS on channel 12 (WDEF-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WTNZ in Knoxville, TN, 77 miles to the northeast. 4 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 SW, at about 217°. The main network towers for Sale Creek sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WRCB, WTVC, WFLI-TV and WDEF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles southwest of Sale Creek (217° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sale Creek at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sale Creek is WDEF-TV (CBS), 21 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Sale Creek ranks 87th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Cleveland, 20 miles away.