TV channels & antenna towers in Port Wentworth, Georgia

Port Wentworth is a town of about 7,640 people in Georgia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 18 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 1 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Port Wentworth, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 2 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 4 network stations in range are licensed to Savannah, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Savannah's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 22 (WJCL), CBS on channel 11 (WTOC-TV), Fox on channel 28 (WTGS) and CW on channel 3.2 (WSAV-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WAGT-CD in Augusta, GA, 95 miles to the northwest. 3 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 WSW, at about 238°. The main network towers for Port Wentworth sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WSAV-TV and WJCL, transmit from the same tower site about 10 miles southwest of Port Wentworth (232° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Port Wentworth at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Port Wentworth is WTOC-TV (CBS), 13 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WSAV-TV is only 10 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Port Wentworth ranks 140th of 386 places in Georgia: more than the typical Georgia town (15). Its nearest major network tower is 10 miles away, against a state median of 23 miles.

29% of Georgia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Pooler, 5.4 miles away.