TV channels & antenna towers in Windsor Locks, Connecticut

With roughly 12,500 residents, Windsor Locks is a town in Connecticut. Our map shows 45 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 8 Class A, 10 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 21 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 19 farther 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 best-placed network stations 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 Windsor Locks are in different directions: ABC 357° N (22 mi), CBS 221° SW (14 mi), NBC 214° SW (19 mi) and Fox 214° SW (19 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 19 miles southwest of Windsor Locks (214° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Windsor Locks at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Windsor Locks is WGGB-TV (ABC), 22 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WFSB is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 26 stations at fair strength or better, Windsor Locks ranks 82nd of 183 places in Connecticut: the same as the typical Connecticut town (26). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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, 3.7 miles away.