TV channels & antenna towers in South Cleveland, Tennessee

South Cleveland is a town of about 6,910 people in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 9 full-power, 5 Class A, 8 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 9 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WTVC), CBS on channel 12 (WDEF-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), CW on channel 53 (WFLI-TV), ION on channel 14 (WPXA-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, 78 miles to the northeast. 3 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 272°. The main network towers for South Cleveland 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 25 miles west of South Cleveland (273° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Cleveland at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for South Cleveland is WDEF-TV (CBS), 26 miles away with a fair 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, South Cleveland ranks 87th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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, 1.3 miles away.