TV channels & antenna towers in Willoughby, Ohio

Willoughby, Ohio has a population of about 22,600. Our map shows 37 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 2 Class A, 15 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Willoughby, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Cleveland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Cleveland's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 5 (WEWS-TV), CBS on channel 19 (WOIO), NBC on channel 3 (WKYC), Fox on channel 27.2 (WKBN-TV), CW on channel 55 (WBNX-TV), ION on channel 23 (WVPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 6 (WTCL-LD) and Univision on channel 61 (WQHS-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 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 SW, at about 221°. The main network towers for Willoughby sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WKYC, WBNX-TV, WQHS-DT, WOIO and WEWS-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles southwest of Willoughby (220° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Willoughby at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Willoughby is WEWS-TV (ABC), 24 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WKBN-TV (Fox), 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Willoughby ranks 80th 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 Mentor, 3.9 miles away.