TV channels & antenna towers in Olyphant, Pennsylvania

With roughly 5,110 residents, Olyphant is a town in Pennsylvania. Our map shows 34 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 15 full-power, 5 Class A, 4 low-power and 10 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Olyphant, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Scranton, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Scranton's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 28 (WBRE-TV), Fox on channel 40 (WICZ-TV), CW on channel 38 (WSWB), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). 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 Olyphant are in different directions: ABC 215° SW (24 mi), CBS 216° SW (24 mi), NBC 216° SW (24 mi) and Fox 337° NNW (44 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WOLF-TV, WNEP-TV, WYOU and WBRE-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles southwest of Olyphant (215° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Olyphant at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Olyphant is WICZ-TV (Fox), 44 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WQPX-TV is only 6.8 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 16 stations at fair strength or better, Olyphant ranks 737th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 6.8 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 Scranton, 5.2 miles away.