TV channels & antenna towers in Brentwood, Pennsylvania

Brentwood, Pennsylvania has a population of about 9,510. There are 38 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 10 Class A, 6 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Brentwood, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 4 (WTAE-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 53 (WPGH-TV), CW on channel 22 (WPNT) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-TV). 5 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 Brentwood are in different directions: ABC 125° SE (11 mi), CBS 345° NNW (8.8 mi), NBC 346° NNW (6.6 mi) and Fox 350° N (8.8 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WPGH-TV, WPNT and KDKA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 8.8 miles north of Brentwood (350° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Brentwood at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across five other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Brentwood is WTAE-TV (ABC), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WMVH-CD is only 2.0 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, Brentwood ranks 398th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 5.3 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

37% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Mount Lebanon, 4.1 miles away.