TV channels & antenna towers in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania

East Petersburg is a town of about 4,530 people in Pennsylvania. There are 53 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 31 full-power, 8 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 37 farther out. Five of the 20 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 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 45 (WBFF), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 East Petersburg are in different directions: ABC 197° SSW (55 mi), CBS 94° E (59 mi), NBC 252° WSW (15 mi) and Fox 197° SSW (55 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WPMT, WXBU and WHP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles northwest of East Petersburg (302° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach East Petersburg at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across four other directions.

WMAR-TV (ABC) and KYW-TV (CBS) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from East Petersburg. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for East Petersburg is KYW-TV (CBS), 59 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 26 stations at fair strength or better, East Petersburg ranks 332nd 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.

19% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Lancaster, 5.0 miles away.