TV channels & antenna towers in Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Old Orchard Beach, Maine has a population of about 8,620. Our map shows 15 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 2 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 12 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Old Orchard Beach, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Three of the 6 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 21 (WPXG-TV). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WBZ-TV in Boston, MA, 94 miles to the southwest. 5 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 NNW, at about 331°. The main network towers for Old Orchard Beach 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 30 miles northwest of Old Orchard Beach (320° NW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Old Orchard Beach at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Old Orchard Beach is WMTW (ABC), 30 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 12 stations at fair strength or better, Old Orchard Beach ranks 15th of 256 places in Maine: more than the typical Maine town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 29 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 West Scarborough, 3.7 miles away.