TV channels & antenna towers in Solon, Ohio

With roughly 23,000 residents, Solon is a city in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 2 Class A, 16 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther 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 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 (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 W, at about 267°. The main network towers for Solon sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WKYC, WBNX-TV, WQHS-DT, WJW and WEWS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles west of Solon (269° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Solon at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Solon, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Solon is WOIO (CBS), 14 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WKBN-TV (Fox), 47 miles southeast, 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.

WKYC is only 13 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Solon ranks 11th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Parma, 15 miles away.