TV channels & antenna towers in Wheelersburg, Ohio

Wheelersburg, Ohio has a population of about 6,440. There are 18 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 4 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Wheelersburg, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 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, 95 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 114°. The main network towers for Wheelersburg 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 38 miles southeast of Wheelersburg (114° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Wheelersburg is WOWK-TV (CBS), 38 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WCHS-TV (ABC), 56 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.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Wheelersburg ranks 567th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 38 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 Portsmouth, 7.7 miles away.