TV channels & antenna towers in South Lebanon, Ohio

With roughly 4,350 residents, South Lebanon is a town in Ohio. Our map shows 23 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 5 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of South Lebanon, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 2 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Cincinnati, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cincinnati's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 9 (WCPO-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WHIO-TV), NBC on channel 5 (WLWT), Fox on channel 19 (WXIX-TV), CW on channel 26 (WBDT), ION on channel 43 (WKOI-TV) and Telemundo on channel 25 (WBQC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal). 7 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 South Lebanon are in different directions: ABC 222° SW (23 mi), CBS 356° N (25 mi), NBC 224° SW (24 mi) and Fox 226° SW (25 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WKOI-TV, WBDT, WDTN, WKEF and WHIO-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles north of South Lebanon (355° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Lebanon at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for South Lebanon is WHIO-TV (CBS), 25 miles away with a good 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, South Lebanon ranks 252nd of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Lebanon, 4.5 miles away.