TV channels & antenna towers in Dallastown, Pennsylvania

Dallastown, Pennsylvania has a population of about 4,020. There are 41 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 24 full-power, 1 Class A, 13 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Baltimore, MD, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Baltimore's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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) and Univision on channel 15 (WXBU). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (good signal). 8 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 Dallastown are in different directions: ABC 181° S (39 mi), CBS 181° S (39 mi), NBC 7° N (9.4 mi) and Fox 181° S (39 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WNUV, WBFF, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles south of Dallastown (181° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Dallastown is WJZ-TV (CBS), 39 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WETA-TV (PBS), 70 miles south, 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.

WLZH-LD is only 3.1 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Dallastown ranks 639th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 9.4 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 York, 6.4 miles away.