TV channels & antenna towers in Cedar Bluff, Virginia

Cedar Bluff, Virginia has a population of about 1,060. There are 19 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 1 Class A, 4 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

9 of them are within 25 miles of Cedar Bluff, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Roanoke, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Roanoke's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 13 (WSET-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WDBJ), NBC on channel 10 (WSLS-TV), Fox on channel 59.2 (WVNS-TV), CW on channel 27.2 (WFXR) and ION on channel 38 (WPXR-TV). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Cedar Bluff are in different directions: ABC 78° ENE (17 mi), CBS 249° WSW (13 mi) and NBC 250° WSW (12 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WSLS-TV, WPXR-TV, WFXR and WDBJ, transmit from the same tower site about 12 miles west of Cedar Bluff (250° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cedar Bluff at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Cedar Bluff is WSET-TV (ABC), 17 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WVNS-TV (Fox), 55 miles northwest, 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.

WSLS-TV is only 12 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Cedar Bluff ranks 246th of 381 places in Virginia: fewer than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Roanoke, 0.6 miles away.