TV channels & antenna towers in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,380 residents, Mount Wolf is a small community in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 29 licensed TV transmitters: 15 full-power, 1 Class A, 10 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther 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 2 (WMAR-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). 5 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 Mount Wolf are in different directions: NBC 114° ESE (4.9 mi) and Fox 336° NNW (21 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 21 miles northwest of Mount Wolf (336° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mount Wolf at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Mount Wolf is WPMT (Fox), 21 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WMAR-TV (ABC), 50 miles south and WJZ-TV (CBS), 50 miles south, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

WGAL is only 4.9 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Mount Wolf ranks 639th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 4.9 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 York, 7.1 miles away.