TV channels & antenna towers in New Hartford Center, Connecticut

New Hartford Center is a small community of about 1,390 people in Connecticut. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 6 Class A, 11 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Six of the 16 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 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 43 (WHTX-LD) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (fair signal). 8 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 New Hartford Center are in different directions: ABC 34° NNE (30 mi), CBS 130° SE (11 mi), NBC 149° SSE (14 mi) and Fox 149° SSE (14 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 14 miles southeast of New Hartford Center (149° SSE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach New Hartford Center at fair strength or better, 70% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for New Hartford Center is WGGB-TV (ABC), 30 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 11 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, New Hartford Center ranks 148th of 183 places in Connecticut: fewer than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 Torrington, 9.3 miles away.