WATM-TV (ABC) · Channel 23

Full-power stations are the main licensed broadcasters in a market. They may run the highest power from the tallest towers and are protected from interference, so they set the core of what you can receive.

At 790 kW effective radiated power, WATM-TV runs more power than 73% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 326 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 39% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 54 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 66 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 145 cities and towns in our guide with about 543,000 residents, as far as Cumberland, MD (65 miles).

WATM-TV shares its transmitter site with WTAJ-TV (CBS) and WKBS-TV (ION). One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other ABC station in our data is WWCP-TV in Johnstown, PA, 46 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

ABC is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local ABC affiliates carry the national morning, evening news and primetime schedule alongside their own local newscasts, and the network carries major sports such as NBA games.