TV channels & antenna towers in West Portsmouth, Ohio

West Portsmouth, Ohio has a population of about 3,150. There are 16 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 2 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of West Portsmouth, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Two of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Huntington, WV, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Huntington's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WCHS-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WOWK-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WSAZ-TV), CW on channel 30 (WQCW) and ION on channel 29 (WLPX-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WXIX-TV in Newport, KY, 85 miles to the west. 6 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 ESE, at about 111°. The main network towers for West Portsmouth sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WSAZ-TV, WQCW, WOWK-TV and WLPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 47 miles east of West Portsmouth (111° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Portsmouth at fair strength or better, all arrive from the east, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for West Portsmouth is WCHS-TV (ABC), 65 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WTZP-LD is only 2.9 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, West Portsmouth ranks 621st of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 47 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

15% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Portsmouth, 2.5 miles away.