TV channels & antenna towers in Manchester, Connecticut

Manchester is a town of about 30,600 people in Connecticut. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 27 full-power, 8 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Manchester, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 23 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 Manchester are in different directions: ABC 349° NNW (33 mi), CBS 270° W (15 mi), NBC 252° WSW (17 mi) and Fox 253° WSW (17 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 17 miles west of Manchester (253° WSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Manchester at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across five other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Manchester is WGGB-TV (ABC), 33 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.

WFSB is only 15 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Manchester ranks 82nd of 183 places in Connecticut: the same as the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 5.2 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, 8.5 miles away.