TV channels & antenna towers in Bensley, Virginia

Bensley is a town of about 5,820 people in Virginia. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 21 full-power, 7 Class A and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 0 between 25 and 45 miles, and 24 farther out. Five of the 18 network stations in range are licensed to Richmond, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Richmond's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 8 (WRIC-TV), CBS on channel 6 (WTVR-TV), NBC on channel 12 (WWBT), Fox on channel 35 (WRLH-TV), CW on channel 65 (WUPV), ION on channel 30.4 (WFWG-LD), Telemundo on channel 45 (WZTD-LD) and Trinity on channel 21 (WTPC-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal). 8 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 WNW, at about 304°. The main network towers for Bensley sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WRLH-TV, WTVR-TV and WRIC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 9.8 miles northwest of Bensley (298° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bensley at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bensley is WRLH-TV (Fox), 9.8 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.

WRLH-TV is only 9.8 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Bensley ranks 195th of 381 places in Virginia: fewer than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 5.3 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 Chester, 6.2 miles away.