TV channels & antenna towers in Townsend, Delaware

With roughly 2,180 residents, Townsend is a small community in Delaware. Our map shows 58 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 32 full-power, 6 Class A, 19 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Townsend, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 55 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 21 network stations in range are licensed to Philadelphia, PA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Philadelphia's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 3 (KYW-TV), NBC on channel 10 (WCAU), Fox on channel 29 (WTXF-TV), PBS on channel 64 (WDPB), CW on channel 17 (WPHL-TV), ION on channel 61 (WPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 62 (WWSI), Univision on channel 65 (WUVP-DT) and MeTV on channel 2.1 (WDPN-TV). 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 Townsend are in different directions: ABC 266° W (51 mi), CBS 28° NNE (51 mi), NBC 28° NNE (51 mi), Fox 28° NNE (51 mi) and PBS 175° S (51 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Nine network stations, WTXF-TV, KYW-TV, WUVP-DT, WPHL-TV and WDPN-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 51 miles northeast of Townsend (28° NNE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Townsend at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WDPB (PBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Townsend. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Townsend is WMAR-TV (ABC), 51 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 25 stations at fair strength or better, Townsend ranks 16th of 51 places in Delaware: more than the typical Delaware town (20). Its nearest major network tower is 51 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

12% of Delaware's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Middletown, 4.0 miles away.