TV channels & antenna towers in North Laurel, Maryland

North Laurel is a town of about 4,470 people in Maryland. There are 46 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 23 at good or strong strength.

31 of them are within 25 miles of North Laurel, 6 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 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.

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 (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.

The main network towers around North Laurel are in different directions: ABC 41° NE (18 mi), CBS 221° SW (17 mi), NBC 220° SW (18 mi), Fox 226° SW (17 mi) and PBS 221° SW (17 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 17 miles southwest of North Laurel (221° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach North Laurel at fair strength or better, 69% 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 North Laurel, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for North Laurel is WMAR-TV (ABC), 18 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor 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 33 stations at fair strength or better, North Laurel ranks 50th of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 17 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

22% of Maryland's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Scaggsville, 1.6 miles away.