TV channels & antenna towers in Princeton, West Virginia

Princeton is a town of about 6,040 people in West Virginia. There are 22 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 1 Class A, 8 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 10 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Four of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Roanoke, VA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Roanoke's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 6.2 (WVVA) 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 NNE, at about 17°. The main network towers for Princeton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, WDBJ, WFXR, WPXR-TV and WSLS-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 53 miles east of Princeton (103° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Princeton at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Princeton is WOAY-TV (ABC), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WDBJ (CBS), 53 miles east and WSLS-TV (NBC), 54 miles east, 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.

WVVA is only 8.8 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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Princeton ranks 99th of 163 places in West Virginia: fewer than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 8.8 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, 39 miles away.