TV channels & antenna towers in West Scarborough, Maine

West Scarborough is a city of about 27,700 people in Maine. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 15 licensed TV transmitters: 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 West Scarborough, 9 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.

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, 97 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 328°. The main network towers for West Scarborough 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 27 miles northwest of West Scarborough (316° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 6 full-power and Class A network signals that reach West Scarborough 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 West Scarborough, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for West Scarborough is WMTW (ABC), 27 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.

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, West Scarborough ranks 15th of 256 places in Maine: more than the typical Maine town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 25 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, 8.8 miles away.