TV channels & antenna towers in Calumet, Pennsylvania

Calumet, Pennsylvania has a population of about 1,240. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 10 Class A, 5 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Calumet, 20 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 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 best-placed network stations 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 6.4 (WJAC-TV) 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.

Point your antenna WNW, at about 300°. The main network towers for Calumet 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 34 miles northwest of Calumet (306° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Calumet at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Calumet is KDKA-TV (CBS), 34 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.

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, Calumet ranks 455th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: the same as the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Murrysville, 19 miles away.