TV channels & antenna towers in Madison Heights, Virginia

With roughly 11,300 residents, Madison Heights is a town in Virginia. Our map shows 23 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 5 Class A, 4 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther out. Four of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Charlottesville, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Charlottesville's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 3 (WHSV-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WDBJ), NBC on channel 10 (WSLS-TV), Fox on channel 27.2 (WCAV), CW on channel 21 (WWCW) 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 Madison Heights are in different directions: ABC 349° NNW (52 mi), CBS 254° WSW (59 mi), NBC 255° WSW (59 mi) and Fox 42° NE (52 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WWCW and WSET-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles west of Madison Heights (255° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Madison Heights at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Madison Heights, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Madison Heights is WDBJ (CBS), 59 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Madison Heights ranks 271st of 381 places in Virginia: fewer than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 Lynchburg, 1.6 miles away.