TV channels & antenna towers in Rothsville, Pennsylvania

Rothsville is a town of about 3,040 people in Pennsylvania. There are 53 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 31 full-power, 8 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Rothsville, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 38 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 20 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 27 (WHTM-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). 11 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 Rothsville are in different directions: ABC 287° WNW (39 mi), CBS 98° E (54 mi), NBC 98° E (54 mi) and Fox 98° E (54 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WPMT, WXBU and WHP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles northwest of Rothsville (293° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Rothsville at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Rothsville is WCAU (NBC), 54 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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, Rothsville ranks 204th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Lancaster, 8.3 miles away.