TV channels & antenna towers in Shapleigh, Maine

Shapleigh, Maine has a population of about 2,420. There are 16 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 12 full-power, 2 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 5 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Shapleigh, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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, 87 miles to the south. 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 NNE, at about 21°. The main network towers for Shapleigh 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 22 miles north of Shapleigh (12° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Shapleigh is WGME-TV (Fox), 32 miles away with a good 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.

WMEA-TV is only 8.8 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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Shapleigh ranks 36th of 256 places in Maine: more than the typical Maine town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 22 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 Sanford, 7.9 miles away.