TV channels & antenna towers in Livermore Falls, Maine

With roughly 1,590 residents, Livermore Falls is a small community in Maine. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 19 licensed TV transmitters: 8 full-power, 8 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 7 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 13 farther out. Three of the 7 network stations in range are licensed to Portland, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Portland's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 8 (WMTW), NBC on channel 6 (WCSH), Fox on channel 13.2 (WGME-TV), CW on channel 51 (WPXT), ION on channel 35 (WIPL) and MeTV on channel 18.1 (WBGR-LD). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WCAX-TV in Burlington, VT, 130 miles to the west. 2 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 SSW, at about 209°. The main network towers for Livermore Falls 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 52 miles southwest of Livermore Falls (213° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Livermore Falls at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Livermore Falls is WMTW (ABC), 52 miles away with a fair 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 7 stations at fair strength or better, Livermore Falls ranks 132nd of 256 places in Maine: fewer than the typical Maine town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 41 miles away, against a state median of 28 miles.

53% of Maine's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Lewiston, 26 miles away.