TV channels & antenna towers in Elsmere, Delaware

With roughly 6,150 residents, Elsmere is a town in Delaware. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 51 licensed TV transmitters: 31 full-power, 6 Class A, 12 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Elsmere, 27 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (WPVI-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 2.1 (WDPN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 15 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NE, at about 42°. The main network towers for Elsmere sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, KYW-TV, WTXF-TV, WUVP-DT, WPHL-TV and WPVI-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles northeast of Elsmere (42° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Elsmere at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Elsmere, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Elsmere is WCAU (NBC), 28 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 31 stations at fair strength or better, Elsmere ranks 3rd of 51 places in Delaware: more than the typical Delaware town (20). Its nearest major network tower is 28 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

69% of Delaware's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Wilmington, 2.8 miles away.