TV channels & antenna towers in Lampeter, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,670 residents, Lampeter is a small community in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 52 licensed TV transmitters: 31 full-power, 7 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Lampeter, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 36 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 20 network stations in range are licensed to Baltimore, MD, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Baltimore's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 2.1 (WDPN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 Lampeter are in different directions: ABC 206° SSW (50 mi), CBS 86° E (53 mi), NBC 86° E (53 mi) and Fox 86° E (53 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WPMT, WXBU and WHP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles northwest of Lampeter (307° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lampeter at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lampeter is WCAU (NBC), 53 miles away with a good 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Lampeter ranks 84th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Lancaster, 4.8 miles away.