TV channels & antenna towers in East Hartford, Connecticut

East Hartford is a city of about 51,300 people in Connecticut. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 43 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 8 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of East Hartford, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 21 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, MA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 40 (WGGB-TV), 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 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 18 (WUVN) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 East Hartford are in different directions: ABC 357° N (32 mi), CBS 267° W (10.0 mi), NBC 244° WSW (13 mi) and Fox 244° WSW (13 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV, WHPX-TV, WRDM-CD and WVIT, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles southwest of East Hartford (244° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach East Hartford at fair strength or better, 55% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for East Hartford is WGGB-TV (ABC), 32 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.

WFSB is only 10.0 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 24 stations at fair strength or better, East Hartford ranks 111th of 183 places in Connecticut: fewer than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 8.7 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 Hartford, 4.0 miles away.