TV channels & antenna towers in Ashland, Ohio

Ashland is a town of about 20,300 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 5 Class A, 17 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 27 farther out. Five of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (WEWS-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WOIO), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 8 (WJW), CW on channel 55 (WBNX-TV), ION on channel 23 (WVPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 6 (WTCL-LD) and Univision on channel 61 (WQHS-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 8 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 Ashland sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WJW, WEWS-TV, WOIO, WQHS-DT and WBNX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles northeast of Ashland (42° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ashland at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ashland is WKYC (NBC), 48 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 16 stations at fair strength or better, Ashland ranks 462nd of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 40 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

15% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Mansfield, 13 miles away.