TV channels & antenna towers in Mingo Junction, Ohio

Mingo Junction is a town of about 3,320 people in Ohio. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 17 full-power, 10 Class A, 10 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Mingo Junction, 18 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 4 (WTAE-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 9.2 (WTOV-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 Mingo Junction are in different directions: ABC 94° E (43 mi), CBS 69° ENE (33 mi), NBC 73° ENE (33 mi) and Fox 339° NNW (1.5 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 33 miles east of Mingo Junction (69° ENE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mingo Junction at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mingo Junction is WTAE-TV (ABC), 43 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WTOV-TV is only 1.5 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Mingo Junction ranks 135th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 1.5 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 Wheeling, 19 miles away.