TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Darby, Ohio

Lake Darby is a town of about 4,590 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 32 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 7 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Five of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Columbus, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbus's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (WSYX), CBS on channel 10 (WBNS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WCMH-TV), Fox on channel 18.2 (WHIZ-TV), CW on channel 53 (WWHO), ION on channel 43 (WKOI-TV) and Telemundo on channel 23.3 (WQMC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 6 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 E, at about 89°. The main network towers for Lake Darby sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WCMH-TV and WBNS-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles east of Lake Darby (85° E). 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 Lake Darby at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lake Darby is WSYX (ABC), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WHIZ-TV (Fox), 66 miles east, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

WCMH-TV is only 11 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Lake Darby ranks 80th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Hilliard, 6.5 miles away.