TV channels & antenna towers in West Newton, Pennsylvania

West Newton, Pennsylvania has a population of about 2,540. Our map shows 41 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 10 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of West Newton, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 15 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburgh, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburgh's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 4 (WTAE-TV), CBS on channel 2 (KDKA-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WPXI), Fox on channel 53 (WPGH-TV), CW on channel 22 (WPNT) and ION on channel 16 (WINP-TV). 5 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NNW, at about 329°. The main network towers for West Newton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WPGH-TV, WPNT and KDKA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles northwest of West Newton (328° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Newton at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for West Newton is KDKA-TV (CBS), 24 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WTAE-TV is only 5.2 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 23 stations at fair strength or better, West Newton ranks 510th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 5.2 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

37% of Pennsylvania's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is West Mifflin, 12 miles away.