TV channels & antenna towers in Bryan, Ohio

Bryan, Ohio has a population of about 8,440. There are 38 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 17 full-power, 6 Class A, 12 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Bryan, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Fort Wayne, IN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fort Wayne's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 21 (WPTA), CBS on channel 15 (WANE-TV), NBC on channel 24 (WNWO-TV), Fox on channel 55 (WFFT-TV) and CW on channel 33 (WISE-TV). 6 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 232°. The main network towers for Bryan sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WISE-TV, WPTA, WFFT-TV and WANE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles southwest of Bryan (232° SW). 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 Bryan at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bryan is WANE-TV (CBS), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WNWO-TV (NBC), 63 miles east, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Bryan ranks 595th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Fort Wayne, 38 miles away.