TV channels & antenna towers in Penndel, Pennsylvania

Penndel is a small community of about 2,220 people in Pennsylvania. There are 77 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 39 full-power, 8 Class A, 26 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 45 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 23 transmitters are within 25 miles, 13 between 25 and 45 miles, and 41 farther out. Six of the 20 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 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). 20 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 WSW, at about 246°. The main network towers for Penndel sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Nine network stations, WDPN-TV, WWSI, WCAU, WPVI-TV and WPPX-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles southwest of Penndel (246° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Penndel at fair strength or better, 56% 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 Penndel, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Penndel is KYW-TV (CBS), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 45 stations at fair strength or better, Penndel ranks 6th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Levittown, 4.6 miles away.