TV channels & antenna towers in Winchester Center, Connecticut

Winchester Center, Connecticut has a population of about 10,800. Our map shows 47 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 22 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Winchester Center, 14 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 20 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 21 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 (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.

The main network towers around Winchester Center are in different directions: ABC 46° NE (34 mi), CBS 117° ESE (19 mi), NBC 131° SE (21 mi) and Fox 131° SE (21 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 21 miles southeast of Winchester Center (131° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Winchester Center at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Winchester Center is WGGB-TV (ABC), 34 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Winchester Center ranks 82nd of 183 places in Connecticut: the same as the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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, 5.7 miles away.