TV channels & antenna towers in Butler, Pennsylvania

Butler, Pennsylvania has a population of about 13,300. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 9 Class A, 7 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Butler, 25 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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). 4 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna S, at about 188°. The main network towers for Butler sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WPGH-TV, WPNT and KDKA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles south of Butler (193° SSW). 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 Butler at fair strength or better, 55% 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 Butler, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Butler is WTAE-TV (ABC), 40 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Butler ranks 455th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: the same as the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 26 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 Cranberry Township, 16 miles away.