TV channels & antenna towers in Baileys Crossroads, Virginia

Baileys Crossroads is a city of about 23,600 people in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 12 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 25 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 farther out. Nine of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WJLA-TV), CBS on channel 9 (WUSA), NBC on channel 4 (WRC-TV), Fox on channel 5 (WTTG), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 50 (WDCW), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 14 (WFDC-DT) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 9 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 NNE, at about 19°. The main network towers for Baileys Crossroads sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WDCW, WRC-TV, WZDC-CD, WFDC-DT and WDME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 6.7 miles northeast of Baileys Crossroads (23° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Baileys Crossroads at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Baileys Crossroads is WTTG (Fox), 8.0 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WDCW is only 6.7 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, Baileys Crossroads ranks 55th of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 6.7 miles away, against a state median of 21 miles.

33% of Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Arlington, 2.5 miles away.