TV channels & antenna towers in Spring City, Tennessee

With roughly 2,000 residents, Spring City is a small community in Tennessee. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 5 Class A, 14 low-power and 3 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, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 15 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Knoxville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Knoxville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 6 (WATE-TV), CBS on channel 8 (WVLT-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WRCB), Fox on channel 43 (WTNZ), CW on channel 20 (WBXX-TV), ION on channel 54 (WPXK-TV) and Trinity on channel 23 (WELF-TV). 6 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Spring City are in different directions: ABC 67° ENE (56 mi), CBS 67° ENE (55 mi), NBC 215° SW (45 mi) and Fox 67° ENE (55 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WRCB, WTVC, WFLI-TV and WDEF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 45 miles southwest of Spring City (215° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Spring City at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Spring City is WATE-TV (ABC), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Spring City ranks 87th of 299 places in Tennessee: more than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 41 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

31% of Tennessee's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Cleveland, 37 miles away.