TV channels & antenna towers in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania

With roughly 3,250 residents, Pitcairn is a town in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 10 Class A, 6 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 18 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 10 farther out. Six of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 4 (WTAE-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 53 (WPGH-TV), CW on channel 22 (WPNT) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-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 Pitcairn are in different directions: ABC 189° S (8.6 mi), CBS 296° WNW (14 mi), NBC 289° WNW (13 mi) and Fox 298° WNW (13 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WPGH-TV, WPNT and KDKA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles northwest of Pitcairn (298° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pitcairn at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pitcairn is KDKA-TV (CBS), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WPCB-TV is only 0.7 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Pitcairn ranks 455th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: the same as the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 8.6 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 Monroeville, 1.4 miles away.