TV channels & antenna towers in Butcher's Hill, Maryland

With roughly 1,970 residents, Butcher's Hill is a small community 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, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 13 transmitters are within 25 miles, 26 between 25 and 45 miles, and 5 farther 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 Butcher's Hill are in different directions: ABC 313° NW (4.6 mi), CBS 313° NW (4.6 mi), NBC 313° NW (4.6 mi), Fox 315° NW (4.6 mi) and PBS 228° SW (35 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 35 miles southwest of Butcher's Hill (228° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Butcher's Hill at fair strength or better, 63% 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 Butcher's Hill, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Butcher's Hill is WETA-TV (PBS), 35 miles away with a good 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.

WMAR-TV is only 4.6 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Butcher's Hill ranks 214th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 4.6 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. The nearest larger city is Baltimore, 1.3 miles away.