TV channels & antenna towers in Loretto, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,380 residents, Loretto is a small community in Pennsylvania. Our map shows 22 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 3 Class A, 7 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Loretto, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Altoona, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Altoona's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 23 (WATM-TV), CBS on channel 10 (WTAJ-TV), CW on channel 6.4 (WJAC-TV) and ION on channel 47.4 (WKBS-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WPXI in Pittsburgh, PA, 72 miles to the west. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh, PA, 72 miles to the west. 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 ENE, at about 66°. The main network towers for Loretto sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WATM-TV, WTAJ-TV and WKBS-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles northeast of Loretto (65° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Loretto at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Loretto is WTAJ-TV (CBS), 11 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WATM-TV is only 11 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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Loretto ranks 950th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Altoona, 12 miles away.