TV channels & antenna towers in Hanover, Pennsylvania

Hanover is a town of about 15,500 people in Pennsylvania. There are 54 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 29 full-power, 6 Class A, 16 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Hanover, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 28 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 best-placed network stations 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 (fair 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 Hanover are in different directions: ABC 151° SSE (37 mi), CBS 151° SSE (37 mi), NBC 50° NE (25 mi) and Fox 151° SSE (37 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WNUV, WBFF, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles southeast of Hanover (151° SSE). 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 Hanover at fair strength or better, 38% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hanover is WJZ-TV (CBS), 37 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WETA-TV (PBS), 59 miles south, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 29 stations at fair strength or better, Hanover ranks 204th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 York, 18 miles away.