TV channels & antenna towers in Beach City, Ohio

Beach City is a small community of about 1,010 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 22 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 30 farther out. Five of the 15 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 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 (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 Beach City are in different directions: ABC 352° N (50 mi), CBS 352° N (51 mi), NBC 354° N (51 mi) and Fox 60° ENE (56 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WJW, WEWS-TV, WOIO, WQHS-DT and WBNX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 50 miles north of Beach City (352° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Beach City at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Beach City is WKBN-TV (Fox), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Beach City ranks 219th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 28 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 Massillon, 10 miles away.