TV channels & antenna towers in Aurora, Ohio

With roughly 15,800 residents, Aurora is a town in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 39 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Aurora, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 5 (WEWS-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WOIO), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 27.2 (WKBN-TV), 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 (fair signal) and Univision (strong signal). 7 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Aurora are in different directions: ABC 282° WNW (20 mi), CBS 282° WNW (20 mi), NBC 285° WNW (18 mi) and Fox 116° ESE (41 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WKYC, WBNX-TV, WQHS-DT, WJW and WEWS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles west of Aurora (285° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Aurora at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Aurora is WKBN-TV (Fox), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Aurora ranks 3rd of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 18 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

58% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Stow, 12 miles away.