TV channels & antenna towers in Fairmount Heights, Maryland

Fairmount Heights, Maryland has a population of about 1,570. Our map shows 43 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 24 full-power, 6 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 25 at good or strong strength.

24 of them are within 25 miles of Fairmount Heights, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 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 strongest network signals here 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). 8 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 Fairmount Heights are in different directions: ABC 25° NNE (33 mi), CBS 291° WNW (9.4 mi), NBC 287° WNW (9.3 mi), Fox 293° WNW (11 mi) and PBS 291° WNW (9.4 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 9.3 miles west of Fairmount Heights (287° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Fairmount Heights is WMAR-TV (ABC), 33 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WDCW is only 9.3 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Fairmount Heights ranks 112th of 346 places in Maryland: the same as the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 9.3 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 Landover, 2.5 miles away.