TV channels & antenna towers in West Hamburg, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,980 residents, West Hamburg is a small community in Pennsylvania. Our map shows 60 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 31 full-power, 10 Class A, 12 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of West Hamburg, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 45 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 21 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 West Hamburg are in different directions: ABC 9° N (44 mi), CBS 131° SE (53 mi), NBC 131° SE (53 mi) and Fox 131° SE (53 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WNEP-TV, WYOU, WBRE-TV and WOLF-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles north of West Hamburg (9° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Hamburg at fair strength or better, 45% 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 West Hamburg, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for West Hamburg is WCAU (NBC), 53 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, West Hamburg ranks 84th 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, 15 miles away.