TV channels & antenna towers in Allentown, Pennsylvania

With roughly 120,000 residents, Allentown is a city in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 58 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 12 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 33 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 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 Allentown are in different directions: ABC 333° NNW (44 mi), CBS 161° SSE (41 mi), NBC 161° SSE (41 mi) and Fox 161° SSE (41 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Nine network stations, WPVI-TV, WPPX-TV, KYW-TV, WUVP-DT and WPHL-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles south of Allentown (161° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Allentown at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Allentown is WNEP-TV (ABC), 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.

WPPT is only 4.0 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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Allentown ranks 398th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 4.0 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 Philadelphia, 48 miles away.