TV channels & antenna towers in Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio has a population of about 64,600. Our map shows 58 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 10 Class A, 19 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 7 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 47 farther out. Five of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 33 (WYTV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 27.2 (WKBN-TV), CW on channel 21.2 (WFMJ-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 (very weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 S, at about 176°. The main network towers for Youngstown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WFMJ-TV, WYTV and WKBN-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 1.4 miles south of Youngstown (160° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Youngstown at fair strength or better, 38% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Youngstown is WKBN-TV (Fox), 3.0 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KDKA-TV (CBS), 53 miles southeast and WPXI (NBC), 55 miles southeast, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

WFMJ-TV is only 1.4 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Youngstown ranks 135th of 686 places in Ohio: more than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 1.4 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

27% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Akron, 45 miles away.