TV channels & antenna towers in Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville is a town of about 25,500 people in Ohio. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Zanesville, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 30 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Columbus, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Columbus's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (WSYX), CBS on channel 10 (WBNS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WCMH-TV), Fox on channel 18.2 (WHIZ-TV), CW on channel 53 (WWHO), ION on channel 38 (WCPX-LD) and Telemundo on channel 23.3 (WQMC-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 6 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 Zanesville are in different directions: ABC 270° W (53 mi), CBS 273° W (54 mi), NBC 273° W (54 mi) and Fox 119° ESE (1.7 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WTAP-TV and WOVA-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 47 miles southeast of Zanesville (150° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Zanesville at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WSYX (ABC), WBNS-TV (CBS) and WCMH-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Zanesville. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Zanesville is WCMH-TV (NBC), 54 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WHIZ-TV is only 1.7 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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Zanesville ranks 648th of 686 places in Ohio: fewer than the typical Ohio town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 1.7 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

15% of Ohio's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna.