TV channels & antenna towers in Selby-on-the-Bay, Maryland

With roughly 4,040 residents, Selby-on-the-Bay is a town in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 48 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A and 17 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 33 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 16 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Selby-on-the-Bay, 32 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 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.

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 (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 Selby-on-the-Bay are in different directions: ABC 347° NNW (30 mi), CBS 275° W (30 mi), NBC 273° W (30 mi), Fox 276° W (31 mi) and PBS 275° W (30 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 30 miles west of Selby-on-the-Bay (275° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 18 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Selby-on-the-Bay 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 Selby-on-the-Bay, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Selby-on-the-Bay is WTTG (Fox), 31 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WMPT 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, Selby-on-the-Bay ranks 50th of 346 places in Maryland: more than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 30 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, 4.6 miles away.