TV channels & antenna towers in Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland

With roughly 10,500 residents, Chesapeake Ranch Estates is a town in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 15 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Chesapeake Ranch Estates, 9 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 38 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 23 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 7 (WJLA-TV), CBS on channel 9 (WUSA), NBC on channel 4 (WRC-TV), Fox on channel 21.2 (WBOC-TV), PBS on channel 26 (WETA-TV), CW on channel 50 (WDCW), 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 (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 6 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates are in different directions: ABC 320° NW (55 mi), CBS 320° NW (55 mi), NBC 319° NW (54 mi), Fox 75° ENE (43 mi) and PBS 320° NW (55 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WDME-CD, WDCW, WRC-TV, WZDC-CD and WFDC-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 54 miles northwest of Chesapeake Ranch Estates (319° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Chesapeake Ranch Estates at fair strength or better, 73% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

WJLA-TV (ABC), WUSA (CBS), WRC-TV (NBC) and WETA-TV (PBS) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Chesapeake Ranch Estates is WETA-TV (PBS), 55 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 14 stations at fair strength or better, Chesapeake Ranch Estates ranks 312th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 38 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

12% of Maryland's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is St. Charles, 33 miles away.