TV channels & antenna towers in Lima, Ohio

Lima, Ohio has a population of about 37,900. There are 33 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 8 Class A, 12 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Lima, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 22 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Fort Wayne, IN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fort Wayne's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 35 (WOHL-CD), CBS on channel 15 (WANE-TV), Fox on channel 8.2 (WLIO) and CW on channel 33 (WISE-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WDTN in Dayton, OH, 71 miles to the south. 5 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 NNW, at about 341°. The main network towers for Lima sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WLIO and WOHL-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 2.4 miles north of Lima (341° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lima at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Lima, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lima is WLIO (Fox), 2.4 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WANE-TV (CBS), 61 miles northwest, 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.

WLIO is only 2.4 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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Lima ranks 648th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 2.4 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

27% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.