TV channels & antenna towers in Rankin, Pennsylvania

With roughly 2,090 residents, Rankin is a small community in Pennsylvania. Our map shows 38 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 18 full-power, 10 Class A, 6 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Rankin, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles 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 Rankin are in different directions: ABC 156° SSE (10.0 mi), CBS 307° NW (9.2 mi), NBC 298° WNW (7.5 mi) and Fox 311° NW (8.7 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 8.7 miles northwest of Rankin (311° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rankin at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Rankin, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Rankin is WTAE-TV (ABC), 10.0 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WINP-TV 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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Rankin ranks 398th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more 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 West Mifflin, 3.5 miles away.