TV channels & antenna towers in Norristown, Pennsylvania

Norristown is a city of about 34,400 people in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 6 Class A, 10 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Norristown, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 6 (WPVI-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 2.1 (WDPN-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong 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.

Point your antenna SE, at about 136°. The main network towers for Norristown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WPVI-TV, WPPX-TV, KYW-TV, WUVP-DT and WPHL-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 7.5 miles southeast of Norristown (135° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Norristown at fair strength or better, 90% 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 Norristown, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Norristown is WCAU (NBC), 7.8 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WPPX-TV is only 7.5 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Norristown ranks 204th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 7.5 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 Philadelphia, 15 miles away.