TV channels & antenna towers in Frederick, Maryland

With roughly 69,500 residents, Frederick is a city in Maryland. Our map shows 51 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 27 full-power, 6 Class A, 16 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Frederick, 31 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 18 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 19 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 Frederick are in different directions: ABC 97° E (41 mi), CBS 151° SSE (37 mi), NBC 152° SSE (37 mi), Fox 152° SSE (35 mi) and PBS 151° SSE (37 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles southeast of Frederick (152° SSE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Frederick at fair strength or better, 59% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Frederick is WMAR-TV (ABC), 41 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.

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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Frederick ranks 245th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Arlington, 40 miles away.