TV channels & antenna towers in Bethesda, Ohio

With roughly 1,250 residents, Bethesda is a small community in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 46 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 7 Class A, 21 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Bethesda, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 39 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7.3 (WTRF-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 15 (WTAP-TV), Fox on channel 9.2 (WTOV-TV), CW on channel 22 (WPNT) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-TV). 4 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 ENE, at about 63°. The main network towers for Bethesda sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WVFX, WDTV and WBOY-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 63 miles southeast of Bethesda (142° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bethesda at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bethesda is WTOV-TV (Fox), 33 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KDKA-TV (CBS), 65 miles northeast and WTAP-TV (NBC), 53 miles southwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 7 stations at fair strength or better, Bethesda ranks 672nd of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Wheeling, 19 miles away.