TV channels & antenna towers in Auburn, Maine

With roughly 22,900 residents, Auburn is a town in Maine. Our map shows 12 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 8 full-power, 2 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 8 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 1 farther out. Three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Portland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Portland's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 8 (WMTW), NBC on channel 6 (WCSH), Fox on channel 13.2 (WGME-TV), CW on channel 51 (WPXT) and ION on channel 35 (WIPL). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCAX-TV in Burlington, VT, 131 miles to the west. 3 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 SW, at about 233°. The main network towers for Auburn sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WIPL, WPXT and WMTW, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles southwest of Auburn (237° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Auburn at fair strength or better, all arrive from the southwest, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Auburn is WMTW (ABC), 32 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WCBB is only 12 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 8 stations at fair strength or better, Auburn ranks 102nd of 256 places in Maine: the same as the typical Maine town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 18 miles away, against a state median of 28 miles.

41% of Maine's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Portland, 30 miles away.