TV channels & antenna towers in Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania

Carroll Valley is a town of about 3,940 people in Pennsylvania. There are 54 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 30 full-power, 6 Class A, 16 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 43 farther out. Nine of the 22 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 45 (WBFF), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 Carroll Valley are in different directions: ABC 126° SE (48 mi), CBS 126° SE (48 mi), NBC 64° ENE (45 mi), Fox 126° SE (48 mi) and PBS 164° SSE (58 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 56 miles south of Carroll Valley (165° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Carroll Valley at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WETA-TV (PBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Carroll Valley. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Carroll Valley is WETA-TV (PBS), 58 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 28 stations at fair strength or better, Carroll Valley ranks 257th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 41 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

19% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Hagerstown, 19 miles away.