WETM-TV (CW) · Channel 18.2

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 265 kW effective radiated power, WETM-TV runs more power than 50% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 375 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 51% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 57 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 65 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 100 cities and towns in our guide with about 492,000 residents, as far as Williamsport, PA (60 miles).

The nearest other CW station in our data is WBNG-TV in Binghamton, NY, 47 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

The CW is a commercial broadcast network carrying entertainment series and a growing slate of sports. In smaller markets it often runs as a subchannel of another station rather than its own transmitter.