TV channels & antenna towers in Troy, Ohio

With roughly 25,700 residents, Troy is a city in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 45 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 9 Class A, 11 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 10 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 32 farther out. Five of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Columbus, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbus's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 22 (WKEF), CBS on channel 7 (WHIO-TV), NBC on channel 2 (WDTN), Fox on channel 8.2 (WLIO), CW on channel 26 (WBDT), ION on channel 43 (WKOI-TV) and Telemundo on channel 23.3 (WQMC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 10 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 S, at about 187°. The main network towers for Troy sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WHIO-TV, WKEF, WDTN, WKOI-TV and WBDT, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles south of Troy (186° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Troy at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Troy is WDTN (NBC), 22 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WLIO (Fox), 51 miles north, 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.

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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Troy ranks 509th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Dayton, 19 miles away.