TV channels & antenna towers in North Beach, Maryland

With roughly 2,010 residents, North Beach is a small community in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A and 16 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

3 of them are within 25 miles of North Beach, 30 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles 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 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 (good signal) and Univision (good 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 North Beach are in different directions: ABC 352° N (44 mi), CBS 300° WNW (34 mi), NBC 299° WNW (34 mi), Fox 300° WNW (36 mi) and PBS 300° WNW (34 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 34 miles northwest of North Beach (299° WNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach North Beach at fair strength or better, 61% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for North Beach is WMAR-TV (ABC), 44 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, North Beach ranks 214th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 34 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 Annapolis, 19 miles away.