TV channels & antenna towers in Baltic, Connecticut

Baltic is a small community of about 1,250 people in Connecticut. There are 61 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 39 full-power, 10 Class A, 11 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Baltic, 18 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 37 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 30 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, MA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10.2 (WJAR), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 69 (WPXQ-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 18 (WUVN) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 18 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Baltic are in different directions: ABC 67° ENE (45 mi), CBS 287° WNW (39 mi), NBC 279° W (39 mi) and Fox 279° W (39 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WRDM-CD, WVIT, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV and WHPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 39 miles west of Baltic (279° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 21 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Baltic at fair strength or better, 48% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Baltic, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Baltic is WJAR (ABC), 45 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 33 stations at fair strength or better, Baltic ranks 35th of 183 places in Connecticut: more than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 18 miles away, against a state median of 15 miles.

73% of Connecticut's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Norwich, 6.4 miles away.