TV channels & antenna towers in Marietta, Pennsylvania

Marietta is a town of about 2,610 people in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 56 licensed TV transmitters: 32 full-power, 7 Class A, 13 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Marietta, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 40 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 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 45 (WBFF), 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 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (strong signal). 12 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 Marietta are in different directions: ABC 186° S (50 mi), CBS 186° S (50 mi), NBC 246° WSW (3.8 mi) and Fox 186° S (50 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WXBU, WHP-TV and WPMT, transmit from the same tower site about 26 miles northwest of Marietta (320° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Marietta at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Marietta is WJZ-TV (CBS), 50 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WGAL is only 3.8 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Marietta ranks 594th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 3.8 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 York, 11 miles away.