TV channels & antenna towers in Middletown, Pennsylvania

Middletown, Pennsylvania has a population of about 9,120. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 14 full-power, 3 Class A, 9 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Middletown, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Baltimore, MD, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Baltimore's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 27 (WHTM-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 43 (WPMT), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV) and Univision on channel 15 (WXBU). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (strong signal). 4 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 Middletown are in different directions: ABC 305° NW (14 mi), NBC 152° SSE (13 mi) and Fox 324° NW (12 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 12 miles northwest of Middletown (324° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Middletown at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Middletown is WHTM-TV (ABC), 14 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WJZ-TV (CBS), 60 miles south, 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.

WXBU is only 12 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Middletown ranks 700th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Harrisburg, 9.6 miles away.