TV channels & antenna towers in Tazewell, Tennessee

With roughly 2,290 residents, Tazewell is a small community in Tennessee. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 3 Class A, 7 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Four of the 7 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 SW, at about 214°. The main network towers for Tazewell 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 37 miles southwest of Tazewell (214° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Tazewell at fair strength or better, 86% 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 Tazewell, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Tazewell is WTNZ (Fox), 38 miles away with a good 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.

WVLR is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 12 stations at fair strength or better, Tazewell ranks 200th of 299 places in Tennessee: fewer than the typical Tennessee town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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 Morristown, 23 miles away.