TV channels & antenna towers in Buckingham, Virginia

Buckingham is in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 27 licensed TV transmitters: 14 full-power, 5 Class A, 7 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Buckingham, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Richmond, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Richmond's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 21 (WWCW), ION on channel 30.4 (WFWG-LD) and Telemundo on channel 45 (WZTD-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 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 E, at about 93°. The main network towers for Buckingham sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WVIR-TV, WVIR-CD, WCAV and WVAW-LD, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles north of Buckingham (8° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Buckingham at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

WWBT (NBC) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Buckingham. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Buckingham is WWBT (NBC), 58 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Buckingham ranks 153rd of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Charlottesville, 33 miles away.