WKMJ-TV · channel 68.1
WKMJ-TV is channel 68.1 (PBS (KET2)), a full-power station licensed to Louisville, KY. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.
Updated from FCC data
WKMJ-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 68.1 PBS (KET2) NextGen TV only
- 68.2 network unknown NextGen TV only
- 68.3 Kentucky Channel NextGen TV only
- 68.4 PBS Kids NextGen TV only
Which way to point your antenna for WKMJ-TV
WKMJ-TV transmits from the main Louisville tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 34 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffersonville, IN | west-northwest (287°) | 8 mi |
| New Albany, IN | north (354°) | 4 mi |
| Elizabethtown, KY | north (3°) | 46 mi |
| Jeffersontown, KY | northwest (308°) | 18 mi |
| Radcliff, KY | north (9°) | 38 mi |
| Mount Washington, KY | northwest (326°) | 27 mi |
| Shelbyville, KY | west-northwest (289°) | 34 mi |
| Shively, KY | north (355°) | 12 mi |
WKMJ-TV transmitter details
- Station type
- Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
- RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
- 34 (UHF)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 40 kW
- Antenna height
- 444 m above sea level, 257 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 38.3669, -85.8317 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 34195
- Licence on file
- 2022-08-29
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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