TV channels & antenna towers in Herald Harbor, Maryland

Herald Harbor is a town of about 2,600 people in Maryland. There are 49 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 26 full-power, 6 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Herald Harbor, 28 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 23 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). 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 Herald Harbor are in different directions: ABC 347° NNW (20 mi), CBS 347° NNW (20 mi), NBC 254° WSW (29 mi), Fox 348° NNW (20 mi) and PBS 256° WSW (28 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 28 miles west of Herald Harbor (256° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Herald Harbor at fair strength or better, 61% 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 Herald Harbor, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Herald Harbor is WRC-TV (NBC), 29 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.

WMPT is only 3.7 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, Herald Harbor ranks 22nd of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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 Severna Park, 1.7 miles away.