TV channels & antenna towers in Claypool Hill, Virginia

Claypool Hill is a small community of about 1,780 people in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 21 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 6 Class A, 3 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 11.2 (WJHL-TV), CW on channel 6.2 (WVVA) and MeTV on channel 36.1 (WAPK-CD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WYMT-TV in Hazard, KY, 79 miles to the west. No NBC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WSLS-TV in Roanoke, VA, 89 miles to the east. 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 SSW, at about 206°. The main network towers for Claypool Hill sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WCYB-TV, WJHL-TV and WAPK-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 47 miles southwest of Claypool Hill (205° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Claypool Hill at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Claypool Hill is WJHL-TV (ABC), 49 miles away with a fair 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Claypool Hill ranks 295th of 381 places in Virginia: fewer than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 34 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 Bristol, 40 miles away.