TV channels & antenna towers in Athens, Pennsylvania

Athens is a town of about 3,260 people in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 low-power and 9 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 18 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Athens, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 23 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Binghamton, NY, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Binghamton's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 34 (WIVT), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 28 (WBRE-TV), Fox on channel 48 (WYDC), CW on channel 18.2 (WETM-TV) and ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV). 4 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 Athens are in different directions: ABC 76° ENE (30 mi) and Fox 294° WNW (31 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WBNG-TV, WICZ-TV, WIVT and WBGH-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles east of Athens (76° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Athens at fair strength or better, 46% 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 Athens, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Athens is WYDC (Fox), 31 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WYOU (CBS), 63 miles southeast and WBRE-TV (NBC), 63 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.

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 18 stations at fair strength or better, Athens ranks 674th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Elmira, 17 miles away.