TV channels & antenna towers in Bolivar, West Virginia

With roughly 1,060 residents, Bolivar is a small community in West Virginia. Our map shows 49 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 24 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Nine of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 9 (WUSA), NBC on channel 4 (WRC-TV), Fox on channel 5 (WTTG), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 50 (WDCW), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 14 (WFDC-DT) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 126°. The main network towers for Bolivar sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 43 miles southeast of Bolivar (125° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bolivar at fair strength or better, 71% 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 Bolivar, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Bolivar is WRC-TV (NBC), 45 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WMAR-TV (ABC), 59 miles east, 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Bolivar ranks 4th of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 5.9 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 Leesburg, 18 miles away.