TV channels & antenna towers in Lima, Pennsylvania

Lima, Pennsylvania has a population of about 2,740. Our map shows 45 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 5 Class A, 11 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Five of the 11 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 6 (WPVI-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 2.1 (WDPN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 14 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 NE, at about 51°. The main network towers for Lima sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, KYW-TV, WTXF-TV, WUVP-DT, WPHL-TV and WPVI-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northeast of Lima (50° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lima at fair strength or better, 82% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lima is WCAU (NBC), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WPSG is only 14 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Lima ranks 121st of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

37% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Chester, 6.4 miles away.