TV channels & antenna towers in New Freedom, Pennsylvania

New Freedom is a town of about 4,590 people in Pennsylvania. There are 55 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 30 full-power, 6 Class A, 17 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of New Freedom, 16 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 33 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 22 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington'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), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 54 (WNUV), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 New Freedom are in different directions: ABC 174° S (28 mi), CBS 174° S (28 mi), NBC 12° NNE (21 mi) and Fox 174° S (28 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WNUV, WBFF, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles south of New Freedom (174° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach New Freedom at fair strength or better, 72% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for New Freedom is WJZ-TV (CBS), 28 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WETA-TV (PBS), 58 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.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 29 stations at fair strength or better, New Freedom ranks 204th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 21 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

44% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is York, 16 miles away.