TV channels & antenna towers in Mellwood, Maryland

Mellwood is a town of about 3,050 people in Maryland. There are 47 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 26 full-power, 6 Class A and 15 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

23 of them are within 25 miles of Mellwood, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 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 best-placed network stations 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 Mellwood are in different directions: ABC 14° NNE (37 mi), CBS 305° NW (17 mi), NBC 303° WNW (16 mi), Fox 305° NW (18 mi) and PBS 305° NW (17 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WDME-CD, WDCW, WRC-TV, WZDC-CD and WFDC-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles northwest of Mellwood (303° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Mellwood is WMAR-TV (ABC), 37 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.

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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Mellwood ranks 112th of 346 places in Maryland: the same as the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Clinton, 5.1 miles away.