TV channels & antenna towers in Mystic, Connecticut

Mystic, Connecticut has a population of about 4,210. Our map shows 38 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 23 full-power, 7 Class A and 8 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 3 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 31 farther out. Five of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Providence, RI, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Providence'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). 10 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 Mystic are in different directions: ABC 45° NE (50 mi), CBS 304° NW (52 mi), NBC 298° WNW (51 mi) and Fox 299° WNW (51 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WPRI-TV, WLNE-TV, WJAR, WRIW-CD and WNAC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 50 miles northeast of Mystic (44° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Mystic at fair strength or better, 54% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WFSB (CBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Mystic. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Mystic is WFSB (CBS), 52 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WLWC is only 14 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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Mystic ranks 173rd of 183 places in Connecticut: fewer than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 15 miles.

11% of Connecticut's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is New London, 6.9 miles away.