TV channels & antenna towers in Willimantic, Connecticut

Willimantic, Connecticut has a population of about 17,700. Our map shows 61 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 39 full-power, 10 Class A, 11 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 25 between 25 and 45 miles, and 32 farther out. Six of the 30 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 10.2 (WJAR), 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 69 (WPXQ-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 18 (WUVN) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 18 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 W, at about 272°. The main network towers for Willimantic sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV, WHPX-TV, WRDM-CD and WVIT, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles west of Willimantic (269° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 21 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Willimantic at fair strength or better, 33% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across five other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Willimantic is WVIT (NBC), 32 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WJAR (ABC), 49 miles east, 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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Willimantic ranks 35th 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 Norwich, 15 miles away.