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WYOU · channel 22.1

WYOU is channel 22.1 (CBS), a full-power station licensed to Scranton, PA.

Updated from FCC data

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

  • 22.1 CBS
  • 22.2 Ion Mystery
  • 22.3 Great
  • 22.4 Cozi TV

Which way to point your antenna for WYOU

WYOU transmits from the main Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 12 ( 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.

FromPointDistance
Scranton, PA southwest (215°) 19 mi
Hazleton, PA north-northeast (18°) 17 mi
Williamsport, PA east (93°) 61 mi
Bloomsburg, PA east-northeast (68°) 33 mi
East Stroudsburg, PA west-northwest (289°) 39 mi
Sayre, PA south-southeast (149°) 65 mi
Mount Pocono, PA west (279°) 27 mi
West Wyoming, PA south (185°) 10 mi

WYOU 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
12 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
30 kW
Antenna height
855 m above sea level, 471 m above average terrain
Tower location
41.1828, -75.8736 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
17010
Licence on file
2020-07-16

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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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