TV channels & antenna towers in Waynesville, Ohio

Waynesville is a town of about 3,000 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 4 Class A, 9 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.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Waynesville, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Cincinnati, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cincinnati'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 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 (weak 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 Waynesville are in different directions: ABC 326° NNW (16 mi), CBS 329° NNW (17 mi), NBC 325° NW (16 mi) and Fox 221° SW (37 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 16 miles northwest of Waynesville (325° 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 Waynesville at fair strength or better, 50% 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 Waynesville, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Waynesville is WXIX-TV (Fox), 37 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.

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, Waynesville ranks 252nd of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Centerville, 7.8 miles away.