TV channels & antenna towers in Oak Grove, Virginia

With roughly 1,780 residents, Oak Grove is a small community in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 40 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Nine of the 17 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 2 (WMAR-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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 9 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 97°. The main network towers for Oak Grove sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles east of Oak Grove (95° E). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Oak Grove at fair strength or better, 65% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Oak Grove is WRC-TV (NBC), 18 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WMAR-TV (ABC), 47 miles northeast, 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.

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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Oak Grove ranks 1st of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Herndon, 1.4 miles away.