TV channels & antenna towers in Queen Anne, Maryland

With roughly 1,280 residents, Queen Anne is a small community in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 49 licensed TV transmitters: 26 full-power, 6 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 22 transmitters are within 25 miles, 15 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther 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 Queen Anne are in different directions: ABC 3° N (30 mi), CBS 280° W (22 mi), NBC 278° W (22 mi), Fox 281° W (23 mi) and PBS 280° W (22 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WDME-CD, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV, WUSA and WETA-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 22 miles west of Queen Anne (278° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Queen Anne is WMAR-TV (ABC), 30 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.

WMPT is only 8.6 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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Queen Anne ranks 22nd of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 22 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 Bowie, 4.1 miles away.