TV channels & antenna towers in Fairfax, Ohio

Fairfax, Ohio has a population of about 1,700. Our map shows 23 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 5 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Fairfax, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Cincinnati, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cincinnati's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WCPO-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WHIO-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WLWT), Fox on channel 19 (WXIX-TV), CW on channel 26 (WBDT), ION on channel 43 (WKOI-TV) and Telemundo on channel 25 (WBQC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (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 Fairfax are in different directions: ABC 256° WSW (5.8 mi), CBS 11° N (41 mi), NBC 258° WSW (7.0 mi) and Fox 259° W (8.4 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WKOI-TV, WBDT, WDTN, WKEF and WHIO-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles north of Fairfax (10° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Fairfax at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Fairfax is WHIO-TV (CBS), 41 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.

WCPO-TV is only 5.8 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Fairfax ranks 294th of 686 places in Ohio: the same as the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 5.8 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 Cincinnati, 6.6 miles away.