TV channels & antenna towers in Minerva, Ohio

Minerva is a town of about 3,680 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 57 licensed TV transmitters: 26 full-power, 8 Class A, 20 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 39 farther out. Five of the 19 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 33 (WYTV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 27.2 (WKBN-TV), CW on channel 21.2 (WFMJ-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 NE, at about 47°. The main network towers for Minerva sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WYTV, WKBN-TV and WFMJ-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles northeast of Minerva (47° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Minerva at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Minerva is WKBN-TV (Fox), 33 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KDKA-TV (CBS), 59 miles east and WKYC (NBC), 55 miles northwest, 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Minerva ranks 80th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 33 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 Alliance, 13 miles away.