WCVN-TV · channel 54.1
WCVN-TV is channel 54.1 (PBS (KET)), a full-power station licensed to Covington, KY. It now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary , so ordinary TVs get its channels from partner stations.
Updated from FCC data
WCVN-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 54.1 PBS (KET) NextGen TV only
- 54.2 KET2 NextGen TV only
- 54.5 World NextGen TV only
Which way to point your antenna for WCVN-TV
WCVN-TV transmits from its own site, apart from the main Cincinnati towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 22 ( UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary ).
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, OH | south (173°) | 25 mi |
| Covington, KY | east-southeast (113°) | 1 mi |
| Florence, KY | east-northeast (71°) | 8 mi |
| Oxford, OH | south-southeast (159°) | 35 mi |
| Sharonville, OH | south-southwest (197°) | 18 mi |
| Alexandria, KY | northwest (304°) | 8 mi |
| Cheviot, OH | south-southeast (147°) | 10 mi |
| Milford, OH | southwest (232°) | 15 mi |
WCVN-TV 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
- 22 (UHF)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 39.9 kW
- Antenna height
- 349 m above sea level, 132 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 39.0308, -84.5064 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 34204
- Licence on file
- 2024-01-24
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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).
Updated How we work this out