TV channels & antenna towers in Penn Estates, Pennsylvania

With roughly 4,490 residents, Penn Estates is a town in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 88 licensed TV transmitters: 43 full-power, 13 Class A, 24 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 65 farther out. Six of the 26 network stations in range are licensed to New York, NY, so most of the network channels you will find here come from New York's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 2 (WCBS-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WNBC), Fox on channel 5 (WNYW), CW on channel 56.2 (WOLF-TV), ION on channel 64 (WQPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WNJU), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (weak signal). 18 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 Penn Estates are in different directions: ABC 287° WNW (34 mi), CBS 109° ESE (68 mi), NBC 109° ESE (68 mi) and Fox 109° ESE (68 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 34 miles west of Penn Estates (287° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Penn Estates at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across three other directions.

WCBS-TV (CBS), WNBC (NBC) and WNYW (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Penn Estates. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Penn Estates is WNYW (Fox), 68 miles away with a fair 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Penn Estates ranks 332nd of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 34 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 Easton, 24 miles away.