TV channels & antenna towers in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio

Montrose-Ghent, Ohio has a population of about 5,180. Our map shows 41 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 23 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (fair signal) and Univision (strong signal). 8 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 348°. The main network towers for Montrose-Ghent 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 15 miles north of Montrose-Ghent (346° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Montrose-Ghent at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Montrose-Ghent, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Montrose-Ghent is WKYC (NBC), 16 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKBN-TV (Fox), 52 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.

WRLM is only 4.9 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Montrose-Ghent ranks 1st of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 7.3 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

27% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Akron, 8.2 miles away.