What channel is The CW on antenna in Louisville?
The CW is channel 58.1 (WBKI).
It is sent only in NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0), so it needs a newer TV or a 3.0 tuner box.
Our terrain predictions put The CW on WBKI within antenna reach of about 96% of people in the Louisville market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 87% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost The CW? Rescan your TV first
Most missing channels come back after a Rescan Asking your TV to search for channels again. Fixes most missing channels. More in the glossary . If The CW still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the WBKI tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where The CW 58.1 comes from
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NextGen TV only (ATSC 3.0)
WBKI RF 16 · UHF
WBKI's own transmitter.
Which way to point for The CW around Louisville
Aim at the WBKI tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffersonville, IN | west (277°) | 8 mi |
| New Albany, IN | north-northwest (333°) | 3 mi |
| Elizabethtown, KY | north (2°) | 45 mi |
| Jeffersontown, KY | west-northwest (303°) | 18 mi |
| Radcliff, KY | north (7°) | 37 mi |
| Mount Washington, KY | northwest (323°) | 27 mi |
| Shelbyville, KY | west-northwest (287°) | 35 mi |
| Shively, KY | north (350°) | 11 mi |
The antenna you need for The CW in Louisville
The CW reaches ordinary TVs on UHF, so any antenna that picks up UHF will do. Close to the towers an indoor antenna by a window often works; farther out, height matters most: attic beats window, roof beats attic.
The best antenna for all of Louisville · VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary
More free channels from WBKI
- 58.3 MyNetworkTV
Other networks in Louisville
Questions about The CW in Louisville
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Where this comes from
- Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
- Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
- Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
- Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).
Updated How we work this out