TV channels & antenna towers in Paulding, Ohio

With roughly 3,490 residents, Paulding is a town in Ohio. Our map shows 33 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 6 Class A, 12 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 22 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Fort Wayne, IN, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Fort Wayne's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 21 (WPTA), CBS on channel 15 (WANE-TV), Fox on channel 55 (WFFT-TV) and CW on channel 33 (WISE-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WNWO-TV in Toledo, OH, 73 miles to the northeast. 6 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 W, at about 266°. The main network towers for Paulding sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WANE-TV, WISE-TV, WPTA and WFFT-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles west of Paulding (265° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Paulding at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Paulding is WFFT-TV (Fox), 32 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.

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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Paulding ranks 294th of 686 places in Ohio: the same as the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 31 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 Fort Wayne, 29 miles away.