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WTAJ-TV (CBS) · Channel 10

Full power TV station · Altoona, Pennsylvania

WTAJ-TV is a full power over-the-air TV station affiliated with CBS on virtual channel 10, licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania. Its signal is estimated to reach about 145 cities and towns within 66 miles.

Aim your antenna at WTAJ-TV

About WTAJ-TV

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

Its antenna sits 327 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 545,000 residents, as far as Cumberland, MD (65 miles).

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

The nearest other CBS station in our data is KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, PA, 83 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

CBS is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local CBS affiliates carry the network's news, daytime and primetime schedule plus local news, and CBS is the over-the-air home of many NFL Sunday afternoon games.

Station facts

NetworkCBS
Virtual channel10
Station typeFull power (DTV)
City of licenseAltoona, PA
Tower location40.56694, -78.44139
Effective radiated power788 kW
Antenna height (HAAT)327 m (1,073 ft)
FCC facility ID23341
License statusLicensed

Cities that can receive WTAJ-TV

Estimated with an outdoor antenna. Direction is from the city toward the tower.

CityDistancePoint antennaEst. signal
Altoona, PA4.1 mi324° NWStrong
Hollidaysburg, PA10 mi344° NNWStrong
Tyrone, PA13 mi236° SWStrong
Ebensburg, PA16 mi69° ENEStrong
Northern Cambria, PA19 mi110° ESEStrong
Huntingdon, PA23 mi284° WNWGood
Johnstown, PA30 mi57° ENEGood
Windber, PA31 mi42° NEGood
Clearfield, PA32 mi180° SGood
Westmont, PA32 mi57° ENEGood
Park Forest Village, PA32 mi239° WSWGood
Elim, PA32 mi55° NEGood
Shiloh, PA34 mi193° SSWGood
State College, PA34 mi243° WSWGood
Boalsburg, PA37 mi247° WSWGood
Indiana, PA37 mi96° EGood
Punxsutawney, PA38 mi133° SEGood
DuBois, PA42 mi156° SSEGood
Bellefonte, PA42 mi236° SWGood
Blairsville, PA44 mi77° ENEGood
Treasure Lake, PA44 mi161° SSEGood
Lewistown, PA46 mi267° WGood
Somerset, PA51 mi41° NEGood
Loyalhanna, PA51 mi70° ENEGood
Latrobe, PA52 mi71° ENEGood
Brookville, PA53 mi141° SEGood
Vandergrift, PA59 mi92° EFair
Kittanning, PA59 mi107° ESEFair
Saint Marys, PA60 mi174° SFair
Chambersburg, PA60 mi317° NWFair
Shippensburg, PA60 mi307° NWFair
Greensburg, PA61 mi72° ENEFair
Ridgway, PA61 mi166° SSEFair
Youngwood, PA64 mi69° ENEFair
Jeannette, PA64 mi75° ENEFair
Mount Pleasant, PA65 mi63° ENEFair
Lock Haven, PA65 mi233° SWFair
Fayetteville, PA65 mi314° NWFair
Cumberland, MD65 mi15° NNEFair
Greencastle, PA66 mi325° NWFair

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the WTAJ-TV transmitter tower?

WTAJ-TV broadcasts from a tower at 40.5669, -78.4414, near Altoona, PA. It is licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania.

What channel is WTAJ-TV on?

WTAJ-TV appears as virtual channel 10 (10.1 and its subchannels) when you scan with an antenna, carrying CBS.

How far does WTAJ-TV broadcast?

With an outdoor antenna, reception is usually workable up to about 66 miles from the tower, and possible in good conditions out to roughly 74 miles. Hills and buildings can shorten that.

How many people can watch WTAJ-TV with an antenna?

About 545,000 people live in the 145 cities and towns within its estimated fair-signal range, not counting rural residents between them.

Which way do I point my antenna for WTAJ-TV?

Open the live finder from your address to get the exact compass bearing to the WTAJ-TV tower, or use the table above if your city is listed.