TV channels & antenna towers in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania

Forest Hills is a town of about 6,440 people in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 10 Class A, 6 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 19 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 18 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 4 (WTAE-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 53 (WPGH-TV), CW on channel 22 (WPNT) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-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 Forest Hills are in different directions: ABC 166° SSE (10.0 mi), CBS 300° WNW (10 mi), NBC 290° WNW (8.6 mi) and Fox 303° WNW (9.6 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WPGH-TV, WPNT and KDKA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 9.6 miles northwest of Forest Hills (303° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Forest Hills at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Forest Hills is KDKA-TV (CBS), 10 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WPCB-TV is only 4.1 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Forest Hills ranks 455th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: the same as the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 6.3 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 Monroeville, 3.3 miles away.