TV channels & antenna towers in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

With roughly 7,610 residents, Gettysburg is a town in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 53 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 6 Class A, 16 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Gettysburg, 19 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 33 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 22 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington'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), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (weak signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 Gettysburg are in different directions: ABC 138° SE (46 mi), CBS 138° SE (46 mi), NBC 66° ENE (35 mi), Fox 138° SE (46 mi) and PBS 172° S (61 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WXBU, WHP-TV and WPMT, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles northeast of Gettysburg (28° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Gettysburg at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WETA-TV (PBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Gettysburg. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Gettysburg is WETA-TV (PBS), 61 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Gettysburg ranks 639th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 35 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 Chambersburg, 24 miles away.