TV channels & antenna towers in Belmont, Virginia

With roughly 5,970 residents, Belmont is a town in Virginia. Our map shows 44 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 23 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-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 ESE, at about 109°. The main network towers for Belmont sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles east of Belmont (108° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Belmont at fair strength or better, 94% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Belmont is WRC-TV (NBC), 25 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WMAR-TV (ABC), 50 miles east, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is 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 that one.

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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Belmont ranks 1st of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 18 miles away, against a state median of 21 miles.

36% of Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Ashburn, 1.9 miles away.