TV channels & antenna towers in Ferndale, Maryland

With roughly 16,700 residents, Ferndale is a city in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Ferndale, 24 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 20 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 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). 7 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 Ferndale are in different directions: ABC 357° N (10 mi), CBS 357° N (10 mi), NBC 235° SW (29 mi), Fox 357° N (11 mi) and PBS 236° SW (29 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 WDME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles southwest of Ferndale (236° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ferndale at fair strength or better, 65% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ferndale is WRC-TV (NBC), 29 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 10 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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Ferndale ranks 22nd of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 10 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 Glen Burnie, 1.6 miles away.