TV channels & antenna towers in Martins Ferry, Ohio

With roughly 6,790 residents, Martins Ferry is a town in Ohio. Our map shows 56 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 22 full-power, 9 Class A, 23 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Martins Ferry, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 49 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7.3 (WTRF-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 53 (WPGH-TV), CW on channel 22 (WPNT) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-TV). 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 Martins Ferry are in different directions: ABC 211° SSW (2.8 mi), CBS 53° NE (46 mi), NBC 56° NE (46 mi) and Fox 54° NE (47 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, KDKA-TV, WPGH-TV and WPNT, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles northeast of Martins Ferry (53° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Martins Ferry at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Martins Ferry is WPGH-TV (Fox), 47 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WTRF-TV is only 2.8 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Martins Ferry ranks 252nd of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 2.8 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

15% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Wheeling, 2.2 miles away.