TV channels & antenna towers in Forest, Ohio

With roughly 1,440 residents, Forest is a small community in Ohio. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 11 Class A, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Forest, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 30 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Columbus, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbus's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 35 (WPNM-CD), CBS on channel 10 (WBNS-TV), NBC on channel 24 (WNWO-TV), Fox on channel 8.2 (WLIO), CW on channel 53 (WWHO), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-LD) and Telemundo on channel 23.3 (WQMC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 8 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 Forest are in different directions: ABC 318° NW (31 mi) and Fox 267° W (32 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 32 miles west of Forest (267° W). 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 Forest at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Forest is WLIO (Fox), 32 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WBNS-TV (CBS), 63 miles southeast and WNWO-TV (NBC), 60 miles north, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Forest ranks 567th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Findlay, 18 miles away.