TV channels & antenna towers in Jarrettsville, Maryland

Jarrettsville, Maryland has a population of about 2,920. Our map shows 50 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 28 full-power, 6 Class A, 15 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 4 between 25 and 45 miles, and 34 farther out. Nine of the 21 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 13 (WJZ-TV), NBC on channel 11 (WBAL-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 15 (WXBU) and MeTV on channel 48.1 (WDME-CD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good 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 SSW, at about 206°. The main network towers for Jarrettsville sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WNUV, WBFF, WJZ-TV, WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles southwest of Jarrettsville (206° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Jarrettsville at fair strength or better, 76% 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 Jarrettsville, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Jarrettsville is WBAL-TV (NBC), 21 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WETA-TV (PBS), 55 miles southwest, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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, Jarrettsville ranks 245th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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 Bel Air North, 6.6 miles away.