TV channels & antenna towers in Silver Lake, Ohio

With roughly 2,520 residents, Silver Lake is a town in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Silver Lake, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles 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.

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 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.

The main network towers around Silver Lake are in different directions: ABC 317° NW (20 mi), CBS 318° NW (21 mi), NBC 322° NW (20 mi) and Fox 99° E (43 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WJW, WKYC, WBNX-TV, WQHS-DT and WEWS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles northwest of Silver Lake (316° NW). 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 Silver Lake at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Silver Lake is WKBN-TV (Fox), 43 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.

WDLI-TV is only 10 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Silver Lake ranks 3rd of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 10 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 Stow, 0.7 miles away.