TV channels & antenna towers in Bluffton, Ohio

Bluffton is a town of about 4,160 people in Ohio. There are 38 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 8 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Bluffton, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 27 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Toledo, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Toledo's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 35 (WOHL-CD), CBS on channel 11 (WTOL), NBC on channel 24 (WNWO-TV), Fox on channel 8.2 (WLIO) and CW on channel 13.2 (WTVG). 7 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 SW, at about 236°. The main network towers for Bluffton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WLIO and WOHL-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles southwest of Bluffton (236° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Bluffton is WLIO (Fox), 15 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTOL (CBS), 60 miles northeast and WNWO-TV (NBC), 60 miles northeast, 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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Bluffton ranks 648th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Lima, 15 miles away.