TV channels & antenna towers in Portage Lakes, Ohio

Portage Lakes, Ohio has a population of about 6,970. Our map shows 43 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 20 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 11 transmitters are within 25 miles, 18 between 25 and 45 miles, and 14 farther out. Five of the 13 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 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 (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 NNW, at about 340°. The main network towers for Portage Lakes sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WJW, WEWS-TV, WBNX-TV, WQHS-DT and WKYC and others, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles north of Portage Lakes (338° NNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Portage Lakes 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 Portage Lakes, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Portage Lakes is WOIO (CBS), 28 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKBN-TV (Fox), 46 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.

WDLI-TV is only 4.8 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Portage Lakes ranks 80th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 4.8 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 Barberton, 4.1 miles away.