TV channels & antenna towers in Sheffield, Ohio

Sheffield is a town of about 3,980 people in Ohio. There are 35 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 2 Class A, 14 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 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 17 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther out. Five of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (WEWS-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WOIO), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 8 (WJW), 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). 7 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 E, at about 99°. The main network towers for Sheffield sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WOIO, WEWS-TV, WJW, WQHS-DT and WBNX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles east of Sheffield (98° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sheffield at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Sheffield, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Sheffield is WKYC (NBC), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Sheffield ranks 135th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Elyria, 3.7 miles away.