What channel is ABC on antenna in Pittsburgh?
ABC is channel 4.1 (WTAE-TV).
It broadcasts on RF 27 (UHF), which any digital TV can receive.
Our terrain predictions put ABC on WTAE-TV within antenna reach of about 81% of people in the Pittsburgh market, and an indoor antenna is likely enough for about 52% (an estimate, not yet checked against real scans). Check your ZIP.
Updated from FCC data
Lost ABC? Rescan your TV first
Most missing channels come back after a Rescan Asking your TV to search for channels again. Fixes most missing channels. More in the glossary . If ABC still doesn't appear, the antenna needs to point toward the WTAE-TV tower and handle UHF Higher frequencies (RF 14–36). Most stations are here; almost any antenna picks it up. More in the glossary .
Where ABC 4.1 comes from
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Works on any digital TV
WTAE-TV RF 27 · UHF
WTAE-TV's own transmitter.
Which way to point for ABC around Pittsburgh
Aim at the WTAE-TV tower . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.
| From | Point | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hills municipality, PA | south (174°) | 14 mi |
| Mount Lebanon municipality, PA | east-southeast (117°) | 15 mi |
| Bethel Park municipality, PA | east-southeast (104°) | 13 mi |
| West Mifflin, PA | southeast (134°) | 8 mi |
| Franklin Park, PA | southeast (144°) | 27 mi |
| Butler, PA | south (173°) | 40 mi |
| New Kensington, PA | south (187°) | 20 mi |
| Carnegie, PA | east-southeast (121°) | 17 mi |
The antenna you need for ABC in Pittsburgh
ABC reaches ordinary TVs on UHF, so any antenna that picks up UHF will do. Close to the towers an indoor antenna by a window often works; farther out, height matters most: attic beats window, roof beats attic.
The best antenna for all of Pittsburgh · VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary
More free channels from WTAE-TV
- 4.2 Cozi TV
- 4.3 Story Television
Other networks in Pittsburgh
Questions about ABC in Pittsburgh
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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