TV channels & antenna towers in Burton, Ohio

With roughly 1,460 residents, Burton is a small community in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 2 Class A, 18 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 33 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 (good 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 Burton are in different directions: ABC 257° WSW (30 mi), CBS 258° WSW (30 mi), NBC 258° WSW (29 mi) and Fox 138° SE (39 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WKYC, WBNX-TV, WQHS-DT, WEWS-TV and WOIO and others, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles west of Burton (258° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Burton 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 Burton, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Burton is WKBN-TV (Fox), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Burton ranks 181st of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Solon, 16 miles away.