TV channels & antenna towers in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,020 residents, Abbottstown is a small community in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 54 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 6 Class A, 15 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Abbottstown, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 30 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 22 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 45 (WBFF), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (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.

The main network towers around Abbottstown are in different directions: ABC 155° SSE (42 mi), CBS 155° SSE (42 mi), NBC 62° ENE (22 mi) and Fox 155° SSE (42 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WNUV, WBFF, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles southeast of Abbottstown (155° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Abbottstown at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Abbottstown is WJZ-TV (CBS), 42 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WETA-TV (PBS), 65 miles south, 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Abbottstown ranks 594th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 22 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

44% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is York, 15 miles away.