TV channels & antenna towers in Jefferson, Ohio

Jefferson is a town of about 3,040 people in Ohio. There are 44 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 2 Class A, 18 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 32 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 33 (WYTV), CBS on channel 35 (WSEE-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 66 (WFXP), CW on channel 24.2 (WJET-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 (very weak signal) and Univision (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.

Point your antenna ENE, at about 60°. The main network towers for Jefferson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WFXP, WJET-TV, WICU-TV and WSEE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles northeast of Jefferson (60° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Jefferson at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Jefferson is WSEE-TV (CBS), 42 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WYTV (ABC), 48 miles south and WKYC (NBC), 53 miles southwest, 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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Jefferson ranks 294th of 686 places in Ohio: the same as the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 42 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 Mentor, 30 miles away.