TV channels & antenna towers in Nokesville, Virginia

With roughly 1,350 residents, Nokesville is a small community in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 48 licensed TV transmitters: 29 full-power, 9 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 25 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Nine of the 24 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WJLA-TV), CBS on channel 9 (WUSA), NBC on channel 4 (WRC-TV), Fox on channel 5 (WTTG), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 50 (WDCW), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 14 (WFDC-DT) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 ENE, at about 57°. The main network towers for Nokesville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WDCW, WRC-TV and WZDC-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 31 miles northeast of Nokesville (54° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Nokesville at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Nokesville is WETA-TV (PBS), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 22 stations at fair strength or better, Nokesville ranks 99th of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 31 miles away, against a state median of 21 miles.

36% of Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Linton Hall, 4.2 miles away.