TV channels & antenna towers in Dallas, Pennsylvania

Dallas, Pennsylvania has a population of about 2,780. Our map shows 40 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 16 full-power, 6 Class A, 5 low-power and 13 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 14 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 21 farther out. Four of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Scranton, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Scranton's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 28 (WBRE-TV), Fox on channel 40 (WICZ-TV), CW on channel 56.2 (WOLF-TV), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-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 SSE, at about 156°. The main network towers for Dallas sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WYOU, WBRE-TV, WOLF-TV and WNEP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles southeast of Dallas (156° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Dallas at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Dallas is WNEP-TV (ABC), 12 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WICZ-TV (Fox), 50 miles north, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

WOLF-TV is only 12 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Dallas ranks 700th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Back Mountain, 1.7 miles away.