TV channels & antenna towers in Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown, Virginia has a population of about 195. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 19 between 25 and 45 miles, and 18 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 strongest network signals here 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 S, at about 178°. The main network towers for Yorktown 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 29 miles south of Yorktown (180° S). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Yorktown at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

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

WRLH-TV (Fox), 63 miles west, 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Yorktown ranks 130th of 381 places in Virginia: more than the typical Virginia town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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, 11 miles away.