TV channels & antenna towers in Hunter, Ohio

Hunter is a small community of about 2,100 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 24 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 1 Class A, 6 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Hunter, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 4 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Cincinnati, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cincinnati's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 22 (WKEF), CBS on channel 7 (WHIO-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WDTN), 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 (fair signal). 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 Hunter are in different directions: ABC 7° N (16 mi), CBS 8° N (17 mi), NBC 7° N (16 mi) and Fox 208° SSW (29 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 16 miles north of Hunter (7° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hunter 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 Hunter, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Hunter is WXIX-TV (Fox), 29 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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Hunter ranks 219th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Middletown, 6.0 miles away.