TV channels & antenna towers in Sandy, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,430 residents, Sandy is a small community in Pennsylvania. Our map shows 16 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 6 full-power, 4 Class A, 5 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 5 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Sandy, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Altoona, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Altoona's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 23 (WATM-TV), CBS on channel 10 (WTAJ-TV), CW on channel 6.4 (WJAC-TV) and ION on channel 47.4 (WKBS-TV). No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WPXI in Pittsburgh, PA, 78 miles to the southwest. No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh, PA, 77 miles to the southwest. 1 full-power station in range has no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SSE, at about 155°. The main network towers for Sandy sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WATM-TV, WKBS-TV and WTAJ-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles southeast of Sandy (155° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sandy at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sandy is WTAJ-TV (CBS), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 5 stations at fair strength or better, Sandy ranks 998th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 41 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

44% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Altoona, 45 miles away.