TV channels & antenna towers in Schoeneck, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,060 residents, Schoeneck is a small community in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 61 licensed TV transmitters: 36 full-power, 9 Class A, 12 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 16 between 25 and 45 miles, and 44 farther out. Five of the 24 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). 12 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 Schoeneck are in different directions: ABC 14° NNE (67 mi), CBS 105° ESE (51 mi), NBC 105° ESE (51 mi) and Fox 105° ESE (51 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 37 miles west of Schoeneck (281° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

WNEP-TV (ABC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Schoeneck. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Schoeneck is WNEP-TV (ABC), 67 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Schoeneck ranks 257th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: more than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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 Lebanon, 14 miles away.