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WCET · channel 48.1

WCET is channel 48.1 (PBS), a full-power station licensed to Cincinnati, OH.

Updated from FCC data

WCET channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

Which way to point your antenna for WCET

WCET transmits from the main Cincinnati tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 17 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).

FromPointDistance
Hamilton, OH south (173°) 19 mi
Covington, KY north (359°) 6 mi
Florence, KY northeast (37°) 11 mi
Oxford, OH south-southeast (156°) 29 mi
Sharonville, OH south-southwest (210°) 12 mi
Alexandria, KY northwest (326°) 13 mi
Cheviot, OH east-southeast (115°) 5 mi
Milford, OH west-southwest (257°) 13 mi

WCET transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
17 (UHF)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
274 kW
Antenna height
536 m above sea level, 325 m above average terrain
Tower location
39.1242, -84.5217 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
65666
Licence on file
2023-05-05

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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