TV channels & antenna towers in Basye, Virginia

Basye is a small community of about 1,250 people in Virginia. There are 24 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 9 full-power, 4 Class A, 3 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Basye, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Charlottesville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlottesville's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 3 (WHSV-TV), Fox on channel 43 (WSVF-CD), CW on channel 30.2 (WSVW-LD) and ION on channel 60 (WWPX-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WDTV in Weston, WV, 90 miles to the northwest. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRC-TV in Washington, DC, 92 miles to the east. 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 SSW, at about 195°. The main network towers for Basye sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WCAV, WVAW-LD, WVIR-CD and WVIR-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 59 miles south of Basye (163° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Basye at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Basye is WHSV-TV (ABC), 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 9 stations at fair strength or better, Basye ranks 321st of 381 places in Virginia: fewer than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 29 miles away, against a state median of 21 miles.

31% of Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Harrisonburg, 25 miles away.