TV channels & antenna towers in Pocono Ranch Lands, Pennsylvania

Pocono Ranch Lands is a small community of about 1,060 people in Pennsylvania. There are 70 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 30 full-power, 8 Class A, 24 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 56 farther out. Six of the 17 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 14 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 Pocono Ranch Lands are in different directions: ABC 272° W (48 mi), CBS 122° ESE (58 mi), NBC 122° ESE (58 mi) and Fox 122° ESE (58 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WQPX-TV and WSWB, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles northwest of Pocono Ranch Lands (295° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Pocono Ranch Lands at fair strength or better, 53% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Pocono Ranch Lands is WNYW (Fox), 58 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Pocono Ranch Lands ranks 204th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 44 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 Randolph, 29 miles away.