TV channels & antenna towers in Winfield, West Virginia

Winfield is a small community of about 2,350 people in West Virginia. There are 32 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 1 Class A, 15 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Winfield, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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, 83 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.

The main network towers around Winfield are in different directions: ABC 184° S (8.7 mi), CBS 264° W (17 mi) and NBC 265° W (18 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Four network stations, WOWK-TV, WLPX-TV, WSAZ-TV and WQCW, transmit from the same tower site about 17 miles west of Winfield (264° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Winfield at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Winfield is WSAZ-TV (NBC), 18 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WVAH-TV is only 8.7 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 13 stations at fair strength or better, Winfield ranks 36th of 163 places in West Virginia: more than the typical West Virginia town (11). Its nearest major network tower is 8.7 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

11% of West Virginia's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Charleston, 19 miles away.