TV channels & antenna towers in Bethlehem, West Virginia

With roughly 2,590 residents, Bethlehem is a town in West Virginia. Our map shows 30 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 9 full-power, 2 Class A, 17 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 4 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 1 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Three of the 9 network stations in range are licensed to Parkersburg, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Parkersburg's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 12.2 (WBOY-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WDTV), NBC on channel 15 (WTAP-TV), Fox on channel 9.2 (WTOV-TV) and CW on channel 10.2 (WVFX). 2 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 SSW, at about 204°. The main network towers for Bethlehem sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WVFX, WDTV and WBOY-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 7.2 miles southwest of Bethlehem (208° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bethlehem at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bethlehem is WBOY-TV (ABC), 7.8 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

WTAP-TV (NBC), 69 miles west and WTOV-TV (Fox), 68 miles north, 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.

WDTV is only 7.2 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Bethlehem ranks 75th of 163 places in West Virginia: the same as the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 7.2 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

11% of West Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Morgantown, 24 miles away.