WLWT (NBC) · Channel 5

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 880 kW effective radiated power, WLWT runs more power than 76% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 309 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 33% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 53 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 251 cities and towns in our guide with about 2,370,000 residents, as far as Georgetown, KY (63 miles).

WLWT shares its transmitter site with WPTO and WCET. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other NBC station in our data is WDTN in Dayton, OH, 43 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

NBC is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local NBC affiliates carry the national morning show, evening news and primetime lineup, plus Sunday Night Football and, in Olympic years, the Games.