TV channels & antenna towers in Ellicott City, Maryland

With roughly 65,800 residents, Ellicott City is a city in Maryland. Our map shows 46 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 35 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of Ellicott City, 23 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 18 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (WMAR-TV), CBS on channel 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 4 (WRC-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). 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 Ellicott City are in different directions: ABC 59° ENE (9.2 mi), CBS 59° ENE (9.2 mi), NBC 214° SW (27 mi), Fox 59° ENE (9.3 mi) and PBS 215° SW (27 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 27 miles southwest of Ellicott City (215° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Ellicott City is WRC-TV (NBC), 27 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 9.2 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 35 stations at fair strength or better, Ellicott City ranks 1st of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 9.2 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, 10 miles away.