TV channels & antenna towers in Lochearn, Maryland

With roughly 25,300 residents, Lochearn is a town in Maryland. Our map shows 52 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 30 full-power, 6 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

13 of them are within 25 miles of Lochearn, 26 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 22 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 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 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 Lochearn are in different directions: ABC 96° E (3.8 mi), CBS 96° E (3.8 mi), NBC 96° E (3.8 mi), Fox 94° E (3.9 mi) and PBS 215° SW (33 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 WTTG and others, transmit from the same tower site about 33 miles southwest of Lochearn (215° SW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 17 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lochearn at fair strength or better, 65% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lochearn is WETA-TV (PBS), 33 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WJZ-TV is only 3.8 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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Lochearn ranks 183rd of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 3.8 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 Ellicott City, 6.5 miles away.