TV channels & antenna towers in Greenbelt, Maryland

With roughly 24,300 residents, Greenbelt is a city in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 42 licensed TV transmitters: 23 full-power, 6 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 26 at good or strong strength.

24 of them are within 25 miles of Greenbelt, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 17 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). 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 Greenbelt are in different directions: ABC 28° NNE (26 mi), CBS 251° WSW (12 mi), NBC 248° WSW (12 mi), Fox 257° WSW (13 mi) and PBS 251° WSW (12 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 12 miles west of Greenbelt (251° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Greenbelt at fair strength or better, 69% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Greenbelt is WMAR-TV (ABC), 26 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.

WHUT-TV is only 12 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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Greenbelt ranks 50th of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 12 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 Silver Spring, 8.1 miles away.