TV channels & antenna towers in Oil City, Pennsylvania

Oil City is a city of about 10,100 people in Pennsylvania. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 16 full-power, 7 Class A, 11 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Oil City, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 33 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 33 (WYTV), CBS on channel 35 (WSEE-TV), NBC on channel 12 (WICU-TV), Fox on channel 66 (WFXP), CW on channel 24.2 (WJET-TV) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-TV). 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 Oil City are in different directions: ABC 242° WSW (55 mi), CBS 336° NNW (46 mi), NBC 336° NNW (46 mi) and Fox 336° NNW (46 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WICU-TV, WSEE-TV, WFXP and WJET-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles northwest of Oil City (336° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oil City at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Oil City is WYTV (ABC), 55 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 8 stations at fair strength or better, Oil City ranks 950th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 46 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

19% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is New Castle, 45 miles away.