TV channels & antenna towers in Belle Haven, Virginia

Belle Haven, Virginia has a population of about 6,520. Our map shows 42 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 24 full-power, 6 Class A and 12 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 24 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Belle Haven, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles 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 best-placed network stations 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 N, at about 354°. The main network towers for Belle Haven 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 11 miles north of Belle Haven (355° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Belle Haven at fair strength or better, 69% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Belle Haven is WTTG (Fox), 13 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 11 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, Belle Haven ranks 55th of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Alexandria, 1.6 miles away.