TV channels & antenna towers in Indian Head, Maryland

Indian Head, Maryland has a population of about 3,860. There are 41 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 6 Class A and 10 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of Indian Head, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 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 best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (WJLA-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). 9 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna N, at about 10°. The main network towers for Indian Head sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WDCW, WRC-TV, WZDC-CD, WFDC-DT and WDME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles north of Indian Head (10° N). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Indian Head at fair strength or better, 79% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Indian Head is WTTG (Fox), 25 miles away with a strong 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Indian Head ranks 266th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 24 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 Woodlawn, 8.2 miles away.