TV channels & antenna towers in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania has a population of about 10,100. There are 89 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 43 full-power, 13 Class A, 25 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of East Stroudsburg, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 64 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 26 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.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WNBC), Fox on channel 5 (WNYW), CW on channel 56.2 (WOLF-TV), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WNJU), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 18 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 Stroudsburg are in different directions: ABC 290° WNW (38 mi), CBS 108° ESE (64 mi), NBC 108° ESE (64 mi) and Fox 108° ESE (64 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 38 miles west of East Stroudsburg (290° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach East Stroudsburg at fair strength or better, 35% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for East Stroudsburg is WNYW (Fox), 64 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 30 stations at fair strength or better, East Stroudsburg ranks 121st of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 33 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 Easton, 22 miles away.