TV channels & antenna towers in Detroit-Shoreway, Ohio

Detroit-Shoreway, Ohio has a population of about 17,400. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 2 Class A, 16 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 17 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (WEWS-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WOIO), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 8 (WJW), 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 (good signal) and Univision (strong signal). 8 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 S, at about 172°. The main network towers for Detroit-Shoreway sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WKYC, WQHS-DT, WBNX-TV, WOIO and WEWS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 6.7 miles south of Detroit-Shoreway (162° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Detroit-Shoreway at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Detroit-Shoreway is WJW (Fox), 7.9 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WVIZ is only 6.7 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Detroit-Shoreway ranks 18th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 6.7 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

27% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Cleveland, 2.3 miles away.