TV channels & antenna towers in Sissonville, West Virginia

With roughly 4,030 residents, Sissonville is a town in West Virginia. Our map shows 31 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power, 1 Class A, 14 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 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther 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), CW on channel 30 (WQCW) and ION on channel 29 (WLPX-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WVNS-TV in Lewisburg, WV, 72 miles to the southeast. 6 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 WSW, at about 259°. The main network towers for Sissonville 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 31 miles west of Sissonville (267° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sissonville at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sissonville is WSAZ-TV (NBC), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 10 stations at fair strength or better, Sissonville ranks 99th of 163 places in West Virginia: fewer than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Charleston, 12 miles away.