TV channels & antenna towers in Niles, Ohio

Niles is a city of about 18,700 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 62 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 20 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 11 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Niles, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 47 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 22 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 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 SE, at about 144°. The main network towers for Niles sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WFMJ-TV, WYTV and WKBN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 9.6 miles southeast of Niles (137° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Niles at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Niles is WKBN-TV (Fox), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KDKA-TV (CBS), 62 miles southeast and WKYC (NBC), 50 miles west, 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.

WFMJ-TV is only 9.6 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, Niles ranks 135th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 9.6 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 Warren, 4.7 miles away.