TV channels & antenna towers in Essex Village, Connecticut

Essex Village, Connecticut has a population of about 2,500. Our map shows 42 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 23 full-power, 8 Class A and 11 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of Essex Village, 21 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WTNH), 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 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 9 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NW, at about 309°. The main network towers for Essex Village sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WRDM-CD, WVIT, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV and WHPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles northwest of Essex Village (316° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Essex Village at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Essex Village is WFSB (CBS), 36 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Essex Village ranks 173rd of 183 places in Connecticut: fewer than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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 Montville Center, 15 miles away.