TV channels & antenna towers in Penbrook, Pennsylvania

Penbrook, Pennsylvania has a population of about 2,970. There are 33 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 15 full-power, 4 Class A, 10 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Penbrook, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Baltimore, MD, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Baltimore's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 27 (WHTM-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 43 (WPMT), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV) and Univision on channel 15 (WXBU). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (strong signal). 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 Penbrook are in different directions: ABC 298° WNW (6.1 mi), NBC 144° SE (21 mi) and Fox 347° NNW (5.0 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WXBU, WHP-TV and WPMT, transmit from the same tower site about 5.0 miles north of Penbrook (347° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Penbrook at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Penbrook is WGAL (NBC), 21 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WJZ-TV (CBS), 66 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.

WXBU is only 5.0 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, Penbrook ranks 737th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 5.0 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 Harrisburg, 1.9 miles away.