TV channels & antenna towers in Continental, Ohio

With roughly 1,120 residents, Continental is a small community in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 7 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Continental, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 12 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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.

The main network towers around Continental are in different directions: ABC 270° W (48 mi), CBS 270° W (48 mi), NBC 50° NE (61 mi) and Fox 271° W (48 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WLIO and WOHL-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles south of Continental (161° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Continental at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across three other directions.

WPTA (ABC), WNWO-TV (NBC) and WFFT-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Continental. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Continental is WNWO-TV (NBC), 61 miles away with a fair 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Continental ranks 485th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Lima, 26 miles away.