TV channels & antenna towers in Massillon, Ohio

Massillon, Ohio has a population of about 32,300. Our map shows 46 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 22 full-power, 2 Class A, 18 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Massillon, 16 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 5 (WEWS-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WOIO), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 27.2 (WKBN-TV), CW on channel 55 (WBNX-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). 9 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 346°. The main network towers for Massillon sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WJW, WEWS-TV, WOIO, WQHS-DT and WBNX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles north of Massillon (346° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Massillon at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Massillon is WKYC (NBC), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKBN-TV (Fox), 49 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.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Massillon ranks 135th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 18 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 Canton, 7.5 miles away.