WHYY-TV · channel 12.1
WHYY-TV is channel 12.1 (PBS), a full-power station licensed to Wilmington, DE.
Updated from FCC data
WHYY-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary
- 12.1 PBS
Which way to point your antenna for WHYY-TV
WHYY-TV transmits from the main Philadelphia tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 13 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allentown, PA | south-southeast (162°) | 40 mi |
| Bethlehem, PA | south (170°) | 41 mi |
| Wilmington, DE | northeast (36°) | 26 mi |
| Camden, NJ | northwest (316°) | 10 mi |
| Atlantic City, NJ | northwest (318°) | 62 mi |
| Point Pleasant, NJ | west (268°) | 62 mi |
| West Chester, PA | east-northeast (74°) | 20 mi |
| Bristol, PA | west (259°) | 21 mi |
WHYY-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
- 13 (VHF-high)
- ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
- 30 kW
- Antenna height
- 359 m above sea level, 294 m above average terrain
- Tower location
- 40.0419, -75.2394 (NAD83)
- FCC facility ID
- 72338
- Licence on file
- 2020-10-19
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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