TV channels & antenna towers in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Jim Thorpe is a town of about 4,640 people in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 58 licensed TV transmitters: 30 full-power, 10 Class A, 7 low-power and 11 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 8 transmitters are within 25 miles, 17 between 25 and 45 miles, and 33 farther out. Five of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 28 (WBRE-TV), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 56.2 (WOLF-TV), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-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 (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 11 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 NNW, at about 341°. The main network towers for Jim Thorpe sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WNEP-TV, WOLF-TV, WYOU and WBRE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles north of Jim Thorpe (341° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Jim Thorpe at fair strength or better, 54% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Jim Thorpe is WBRE-TV (NBC), 22 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTXF-TV (Fox), 63 miles southeast, 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Jim Thorpe ranks 594th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 22 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 Hazleton, 14 miles away.