TV channels & antenna towers in Hellertown, Pennsylvania

Hellertown, Pennsylvania has a population of about 5,820. Our map shows 58 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 12 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 27 between 25 and 45 miles, and 25 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna S, at about 172°. The main network towers for Hellertown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WPVI-TV, WPPX-TV, KYW-TV, WUVP-DT and WPHL-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 37 miles south of Hellertown (172° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hellertown at fair strength or better, 60% 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 Hellertown, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Hellertown is WTXF-TV (Fox), 38 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WNEP-TV (ABC), 50 miles northwest, 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.

WPPT is only 5.3 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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Hellertown ranks 398th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 5.3 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 Bethlehem, 3.6 miles away.