This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
.
Full-power stations
VC refers to the station's
PSIP
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virtual channel
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. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.
Defunct full-power stations
*Channel 17:
WMCV - Ind. -
Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
(1968–1971)
*Channel 20:
WINT-TV - Ind. -
Crossville (late 1980s?)
*Channel 55:
WCPT-TV - Ind. -
Crossville (October 3, 1976 – 1983)
LPTV
Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" (more commonl ...
stations
Defunct low-power stations
*Channel 6:
W06AW - (
Unity Broadcasting Network) -
Selmer
*Channel 12:
WFEM-LP - Family net/ local independent-
Heiskell
*Channel 12:
WRMX-LP - HSN -
Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
*Channel 32:
WEEE-LP - (
UATV/
UPN/
FamilyNet/
Ind.) -
Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
*Channel 36:
W36AK - (
TBN/WPGD-TV rebroadcast) - Nashville
*Channel 42:
W42BY -
Three Angels Broadcasting Network
The Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) is a Christian media television and radio network which broadcasts Seventh-day Adventist religious, music and health-oriented programming, based in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. Although ...
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Memphis
*Channel 50:
W50CG - (
3ABN) - Knoxville
Translators
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See also
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Tennessee media
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List of newspapers in Tennessee
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List of radio stations in Tennessee
** Media of
cities
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
in Tennessee:
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...
,
Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
,
Memphis,
Murfreesboro,
Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
Bibliography
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External links
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* (Directory ceased in 2017)
Tennessee Association of Broadcasters*
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Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
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Television stations
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