TV channels & antenna towers in Nitro, West Virginia

Nitro is a town of about 6,760 people in West Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 31 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 10 transmitters are within 25 miles, 3 between 25 and 45 miles, and 18 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 strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8 (WCHS-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WOWK-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WSAZ-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, 76 miles to the southeast. 6 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 W, at about 279°. The main network towers for Nitro sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WOWK-TV, WLPX-TV, WSAZ-TV and WQCW, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles west of Nitro (288° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Nitro at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Nitro is WSAZ-TV (NBC), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WVAH-TV is only 3.2 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Nitro ranks 22nd of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 3.2 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 Charleston, 12 miles away.