TV channels & antenna towers in Chevy Chase Village, Maryland

Chevy Chase Village, Maryland has a population of about 2,060. There are 46 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 26 at good or strong strength.

23 of them are within 25 miles of Chevy Chase Village, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 12 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 17 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 7 (WJLA-TV), CBS on channel 9 (WUSA), NBC on channel 4 (WRC-TV), Fox on channel 5 (WTTG), 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 10 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 Chevy Chase Village are in different directions: ABC 181° S (1.3 mi), CBS 181° S (1.3 mi), NBC 184° S (2.0 mi), Fox 255° WSW (1.4 mi) and PBS 181° S (1.3 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 1.3 miles south of Chevy Chase Village (181° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Chevy Chase Village at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Chevy Chase Village is WRC-TV (NBC), 2.0 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WJLA-TV is only 1.3 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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Chevy Chase Village ranks 50th of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 1.3 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

22% of Maryland's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Bethesda, 1.4 miles away.