TV channels & antenna towers in Thompsonville, Connecticut

Thompsonville, Connecticut has a population of about 8,580. Our map shows 46 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 7 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

21 of them are within 25 miles of Thompsonville, 5 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 23 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 43 (WHTX-LD) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 9 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 Thompsonville are in different directions: ABC 351° N (17 mi), CBS 215° SW (19 mi), NBC 210° SSW (24 mi) and Fox 211° SSW (24 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 24 miles southwest of Thompsonville (211° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Thompsonville is WVIT (NBC), 24 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Thompsonville ranks 82nd of 183 places in Connecticut: the same as the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 8.1 miles away, against a state median of 15 miles.

16% of Connecticut's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Enfield, 1.5 miles away.