TV channels & antenna towers in Southbury, Connecticut

Southbury, Connecticut has a population of about 19,800. There are 72 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 33 full-power, 10 Class A, 26 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Southbury, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 48 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 25 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 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 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 15 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 Southbury are in different directions: ABC 107° ESE (14 mi), CBS 46° NE (29 mi), NBC 52° NE (25 mi) and Fox 52° NE (25 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WRDM-CD, WVIT, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV and WHPX-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 25 miles northeast of Southbury (52° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Southbury at fair strength or better, 53% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Southbury is WFSB (CBS), 29 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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Southbury ranks 52nd of 183 places in Connecticut: more than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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 Waterbury, 9.9 miles away.