TV channels & antenna towers in Riverdale Park, Maryland

Riverdale Park is a town of about 7,310 people in Maryland. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 23 full-power, 6 Class A, 13 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 25 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 24 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 farther 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.

The strongest network signals here 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 Riverdale Park are in different directions: ABC 30° NNE (30 mi), CBS 264° W (8.0 mi), NBC 259° WSW (8.2 mi), Fox 270° W (9.3 mi) and PBS 264° W (8.0 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 WDME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 8.0 miles west of Riverdale Park (264° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Riverdale Park is WMAR-TV (ABC), 30 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WHUT-TV is only 8.0 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 33 stations at fair strength or better, Riverdale Park ranks 50th of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 8.0 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 College Park, 1.2 miles away.