TV channels & antenna towers in Ravenswood, West Virginia

Ravenswood, West Virginia has a population of about 3,840. Our map shows 28 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 12 full-power, 1 Class A, 13 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Ravenswood, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WCHS-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WOWK-TV), NBC on channel 3 (WSAZ-TV), Fox on channel 18.2 (WHIZ-TV), CW on channel 30 (WQCW) and ION on channel 29 (WLPX-TV). 5 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 SSW, at about 210°. The main network towers for Ravenswood 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 39 miles southwest of Ravenswood (218° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Ravenswood is WSAZ-TV (NBC), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WHIZ-TV (Fox), 69 miles north, 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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Ravenswood ranks 51st of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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 Parkersburg, 24 miles away.