TV channels & antenna towers in Point of Rocks, Maryland

Point of Rocks, Maryland has a population of about 1,470. There are 46 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 24 full-power, 6 Class A, 13 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Point of Rocks, 25 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 17 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). 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 SE, at about 133°. The main network towers for Point of Rocks sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles southeast of Point of Rocks (133° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Point of Rocks is WRC-TV (NBC), 34 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WMAR-TV (ABC), 48 miles east, 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Point of Rocks ranks 214th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 13 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 Leesburg, 11 miles away.