TV channels & antenna towers in Baltimore, Maryland

With roughly 622,000 residents, Baltimore is a city in Maryland. Our map shows 44 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 24 full-power, 6 Class A and 14 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

12 of them are within 25 miles of Baltimore, 27 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 5 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 19 network stations in range are licensed to Washington, DC, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Washington's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WBAL-TV), Fox on channel 45 (WBFF), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 54 (WNUV), ION on channel 66 (WPXW-TV), Telemundo on channel 44 (WZDC-CD), Univision on channel 14 (WFDC-DT) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 7 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 Baltimore are in different directions: ABC 326° NW (3.7 mi), CBS 326° NW (3.7 mi), NBC 326° NW (3.7 mi), Fox 328° NNW (3.7 mi) and PBS 227° SW (34 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV, WUSA, WETA-TV and WTTG and others, transmit from the same tower site about 34 miles southwest of Baltimore (227° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Baltimore at fair strength or better, 65% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Baltimore is WETA-TV (PBS), 34 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.

WJZ-TV is only 3.7 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Baltimore ranks 112th of 346 places in Maryland: the same as the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 3.7 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

66% of Maryland's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna.