TV channels & antenna towers in Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherdstown, West Virginia has a population of about 2,080. There are 48 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 23 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 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 9 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Shepherdstown, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 38 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 2 (WMAR-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 (fair signal). 8 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 SE, at about 124°. The main network towers for Shepherdstown 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 49 miles southeast of Shepherdstown (130° SE). 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 Shepherdstown at fair strength or better, 71% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Shepherdstown is WMAR-TV (ABC), 62 miles away with a fair 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Shepherdstown ranks 4th of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Hagerstown, 15 miles away.