TV channels & antenna towers in Newport, Pennsylvania

Newport is a small community of about 1,570 people in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 2 Class A, 10 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Newport, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Altoona, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Altoona's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 27 (WHTM-TV), CBS on channel 10 (WTAJ-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 43 (WPMT), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 47.4 (WKBS-TV) and Univision on channel 15 (WXBU). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (strong signal). 2 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 SE, at about 134°. The main network towers for Newport sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WXBU, WHP-TV and WPMT, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles southeast of Newport (124° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Newport at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Newport is WGAL (NBC), 41 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTAJ-TV (CBS), 69 miles west, 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Newport ranks 908th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Harrisburg, 19 miles away.