TV channels & antenna towers in South Suffolk, Virginia

South Suffolk is a city of about 80,700 people in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 23 licensed TV transmitters: 11 full-power, 5 Class A and 7 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 20 transmitters are within 25 miles, 2 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 farther out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Norfolk, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Norfolk's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 13 (WVEC), CBS on channel 3 (WTKR), NBC on channel 10 (WAVY-TV), CW on channel 43.2 (WVBT), ION on channel 49 (WPXV-TV) and Trinity on channel 21 (WTPC-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WRLH-TV in Richmond, VA, 78 miles to the northwest. 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 NE, at about 38°. The main network towers for South Suffolk sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Seven network stations, WTKR, WTPC-TV, WNLO-CD, WVBT and WAVY-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 8.0 miles northeast of South Suffolk (37° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Suffolk 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 South Suffolk, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for South Suffolk is WVEC (ABC), 9.6 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WGNT is only 8.0 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, South Suffolk ranks 105th of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 8.0 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 Chesapeake, 19 miles away.