TV channels & antenna towers in Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington, Ohio has a population of about 12,400. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 22 full-power, 4 Class A, 11 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Wilmington, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Columbus, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbus's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 (very weak signal). 9 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 Wilmington are in different directions: ABC 310° NW (30 mi), CBS 312° NW (30 mi), NBC 310° NW (30 mi) and Fox 240° WSW (44 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 30 miles northwest of Wilmington (310° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wilmington at fair strength or better, 38% 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 Wilmington, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Wilmington is WXIX-TV (Fox), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Wilmington ranks 219th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Xenia, 17 miles away.