TV channels & antenna towers in Travilah, Maryland

With roughly 12,200 residents, Travilah is a city in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 45 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 13 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 21 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Travilah, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 10 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong signal). 10 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 Travilah are in different directions: ABC 61° ENE (38 mi), CBS 130° SE (13 mi), NBC 132° SE (13 mi), Fox 130° SE (11 mi) and PBS 130° SE (13 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

11 network stations, WTTG, WPXW-TV, WJLA-TV, WHUT-TV and WUSA and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles southeast of Travilah (130° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Travilah is WMAR-TV (ABC), 38 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.

WTTG is only 11 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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Travilah ranks 112th of 346 places in Maryland: the same as the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 11 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 North Potomac, 1.0 miles away.