TV channels & antenna towers in Shannondale, West Virginia

Shannondale, West Virginia has a population of about 3,360. There are 50 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 12 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Shannondale, 24 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 23 are more than 45 miles 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 best-placed network stations 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 60 (WWPX-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 115°. The main network towers for Shannondale 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 42 miles southeast of Shannondale (115° ESE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Shannondale at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shannondale is WRC-TV (NBC), 43 miles away with a good 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.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Shannondale ranks 4th of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 2.5 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 Leesburg, 15 miles away.