TV channels & antenna towers in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania

Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania has a population of about 1,390. Our map shows 77 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 41 full-power, 8 Class A, 24 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 42 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 27 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 42 farther out. Six of the 20 network stations in range are licensed to New York, NY, so most of the network channels you will find here come from New York's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 6 (WPVI-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 2.1 (WDPN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 22 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 W, at about 261°. The main network towers for Cornwells Heights sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WDPN-TV, WWSI, WCAU, WTXF-TV and WUVP-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles west of Cornwells Heights (261° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cornwells Heights at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Cornwells Heights is KYW-TV (CBS), 16 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.

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 42 stations at fair strength or better, Cornwells Heights ranks 22nd of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Willingboro, 5.4 miles away.