TV channels & antenna towers in Laporte, Pennsylvania

Laporte, Pennsylvania has a population of about 307. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 7 Class A, 8 low-power and 9 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 22 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Four of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Scranton, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Scranton's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 28 (WBRE-TV), Fox on channel 40 (WICZ-TV), CW on channel 56.2 (WOLF-TV) and ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV). 3 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 ESE, at about 117°. The main network towers for Laporte sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WYOU, WBRE-TV, WNEP-TV and WOLF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 36 miles southeast of Laporte (117° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Laporte at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across five other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Laporte is WNEP-TV (ABC), 36 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WICZ-TV (Fox), 52 miles northeast, 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Laporte ranks 737th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 36 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 Back Mountain, 27 miles away.