TV channels & antenna towers in South Windham, Maine

With roughly 1,370 residents, South Windham is a small community in Maine. 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, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of South Windham, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 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 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) and ION on channel 35 (WIPL). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is WBZ-TV in Boston, MA, 107 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.

The main network towers around South Windham are in different directions: ABC 294° WNW (18 mi), NBC 301° WNW (17 mi) and Fox 346° NNW (13 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, WIPL, WPXT and WMTW, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles northwest of South Windham (294° WNW). 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 South Windham 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 South Windham, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for South Windham is WMTW (ABC), 18 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.

WGME-TV is only 13 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, South Windham ranks 36th of 256 places in Maine: more than the typical Maine town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 South Portland Gardens, 8.6 miles away.