TV channels & antenna towers in Ranson, West Virginia

With roughly 4,940 residents, Ranson is a town in West Virginia. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 49 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 41 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 strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 7 (WJLA-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 ESE, at about 120°. The main network towers for Ranson 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 47 miles southeast of Ranson (119° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ranson at fair strength or better, 85% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WJLA-TV (ABC), WUSA (CBS) and WRC-TV (NBC) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Ranson. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Ranson is WRC-TV (NBC), 48 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Ranson ranks 13th of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 6.2 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 Winchester, 18 miles away.