TV channels & antenna towers in River View Park, Pennsylvania

With roughly 3,380 residents, River View Park is a town in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 55 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 8 Class A, 13 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 12 between 25 and 45 miles, and 41 farther out. Five of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 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 River View Park are in different directions: ABC 5° N (55 mi), CBS 122° ESE (45 mi), NBC 122° ESE (45 mi) and Fox 122° ESE (45 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Nine network stations, KYW-TV, WPVI-TV, WPPX-TV, WUVP-DT and WPHL-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 45 miles southeast of River View Park (122° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 19 full-power and Class A network signals that reach River View Park at fair strength or better, 47% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for River View Park is WNEP-TV (ABC), 55 miles away with a good 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, River View Park ranks 121st of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Reading, 4.3 miles away.