TV channels & antenna towers in Grantsville, West Virginia

With roughly 548 residents, Grantsville is a small community in West Virginia. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 1 Class A, 21 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Grantsville, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 12 network stations in range are licensed to Parkersburg, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Parkersburg's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8 (WCHS-TV), CBS on channel 5 (WDTV), NBC on channel 15 (WTAP-TV), CW on channel 30 (WQCW) and ION on channel 29 (WLPX-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WVNS-TV in Lewisburg, WV, 82 miles to the south. 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Grantsville are in different directions: ABC 231° SW (56 mi), CBS 57° ENE (48 mi) and NBC 320° NW (39 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WTAP-TV and WOVA-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles northwest of Grantsville (320° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Grantsville at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WDTV (CBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Grantsville. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Grantsville is WCHS-TV (ABC), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 9 stations at fair strength or better, Grantsville ranks 111th of 163 places in West Virginia: fewer than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 39 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

34% of West Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Parkersburg, 34 miles away.