TV channels & antenna towers in Southport, Connecticut

With roughly 1,590 residents, Southport is a small community in Connecticut. Our map shows 70 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 30 full-power, 9 Class A, 28 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 2 transmitters are within 25 miles, 16 between 25 and 45 miles, and 52 farther out. Six of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to New York, NY, so most of the network channels you will find here come from New York's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 8 (WTNH), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 4 (WNBC), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 47 (WNJU), Univision on channel 41 (WXTV-DT) and MeTV on channel 33.1 (WJLP). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 14 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 Southport are in different directions: ABC 41° NE (26 mi), CBS 29° NNE (51 mi), NBC 233° SW (48 mi) and Fox 31° NNE (46 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 45 miles northeast of Southport (31° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Southport at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Southport is WFSB (CBS), 51 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.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 32 stations at fair strength or better, Southport ranks 41st of 183 places in Connecticut: more than the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 26 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 Fairfield, 1.1 miles away.