TV channels & antenna towers in Dickson City, Pennsylvania

With roughly 5,880 residents, Dickson City is a town in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 5 Class A, 4 low-power and 10 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Dickson City, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Scranton, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Scranton's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 38 (WSWB), 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.

The main network towers around Dickson City are in different directions: ABC 214° SW (24 mi), CBS 215° SW (24 mi), NBC 215° SW (24 mi) and Fox 337° NNW (44 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WOLF-TV, WNEP-TV, WYOU and WBRE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles southwest of Dickson City (214° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Dickson City is WICZ-TV (Fox), 44 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WQPX-TV is only 6.6 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Dickson City ranks 737th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 6.6 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 Scranton, 5.2 miles away.