TV channels & antenna towers in Alderson, West Virginia

Alderson, West Virginia has a population of about 1,180. There are 22 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 8 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 14 farther out. Four of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Roanoke, VA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Roanoke's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 4 (WOAY-TV), CBS on channel 7 (WDBJ), NBC on channel 10 (WSLS-TV), Fox on channel 59.2 (WVNS-TV), CW on channel 27.2 (WFXR) and ION on channel 38 (WPXR-TV). 3 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 NW, at about 306°. The main network towers for Alderson sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WSLS-TV, WFXR, WPXR-TV and WDBJ, transmit from the same tower site about 45 miles southeast of Alderson (143° SE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Alderson at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Alderson is WOAY-TV (ABC), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WDBJ (CBS), 45 miles southeast and WSLS-TV (NBC), 45 miles southeast, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are 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 those.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Alderson ranks 75th of 163 places in West Virginia: the same as the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 4.8 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

55% of West Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Blacksburg, 37 miles away.