TV channels & antenna towers in Merchantville, New Jersey

Merchantville is a town of about 3,820 people in New Jersey. There are 41 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 24 full-power, 5 Class A, 8 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 26 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Five of the 10 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 14 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 NW, at about 306°. The main network towers for Merchantville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WDPN-TV, WWSI, WCAU, WTXF-TV and WUVP-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles northwest of Merchantville (306° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Merchantville at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Merchantville is KYW-TV (CBS), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WWSI is only 11 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Merchantville ranks 401st of 537 places in New Jersey: fewer than the typical New Jersey town (37). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

33% of New Jersey's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Pennsauken, 0.8 miles away.