TV channels & antenna towers in New Preston, Connecticut

With roughly 1,180 residents, New Preston is a small community in Connecticut. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 40 licensed TV transmitters: 16 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 21 between 25 and 45 miles, and 17 farther out. Six of the 15 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 (fair signal). 7 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 E, at about 83°. The main network towers for New Preston 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 27 miles east of New Preston (86° E). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for New Preston is WFSB (CBS), 29 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WGGB-TV (ABC), 53 miles northeast, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 20 stations at fair strength or better, New Preston ranks 162nd of 183 places in Connecticut: fewer than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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 West Torrington, 15 miles away.