TV channels & antenna towers in Williamstown, Pennsylvania

With roughly 1,380 residents, Williamstown is a small community in Pennsylvania. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 4 Class A, 8 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 5 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Two of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Lancaster, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Lancaster's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 16 (WNEP-TV), CBS on channel 22 (WYOU), NBC on channel 8 (WGAL), Fox on channel 43 (WPMT), CW on channel 21.3 (WHP-TV), Univision on channel 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 69.3 (WFMZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (strong signal). 6 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 SSW, at about 200°. The main network towers for Williamstown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WPMT, WXBU and WHP-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles southwest of Williamstown (219° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Williamstown at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Williamstown is WGAL (NBC), 38 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WNEP-TV (ABC), 57 miles northeast and WYOU (CBS), 57 miles northeast, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Williamstown ranks 780th of 1,015 places in Pennsylvania: fewer than the typical Pennsylvania town (24). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Lebanon, 20 miles away.