TV channels & antenna towers in Croom, Maryland

With roughly 2,630 residents, Croom is a town in Maryland. Our map shows 48 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 27 full-power, 6 Class A and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 11 between 25 and 45 miles, and 15 farther out. Nine of the 22 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 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). 9 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 Croom are in different directions: ABC 9° N (41 mi), CBS 309° NW (22 mi), NBC 307° NW (21 mi), Fox 309° NW (23 mi) and PBS 309° NW (22 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 21 miles northwest of Croom (307° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Croom at fair strength or better, 61% 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 Croom, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Croom is WMAR-TV (ABC), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Croom ranks 50th of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Clinton, 7.3 miles away.