TV channels & antenna towers in Surry, Virginia

Surry is a small community of about 232 people in Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 34 licensed TV transmitters: 18 full-power, 5 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Richmond, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Richmond's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 13 (WVEC), CBS on channel 3 (WTKR), NBC on channel 10 (WAVY-TV), Fox on channel 35 (WRLH-TV), CW on channel 43.2 (WVBT), ION on channel 49 (WPXV-TV), Telemundo on channel 45 (WZTD-LD) and Trinity on channel 21 (WTPC-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal). 7 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 SE, at about 140°. The main network towers for Surry sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WNLO-CD, WVBT, WAVY-TV, WTKR and WTPC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 28 miles southeast of Surry (141° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Surry at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Surry is WVEC (ABC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WRLH-TV (Fox), 49 miles northwest, 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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Surry ranks 90th of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 28 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 Newport News, 20 miles away.