TV channels & antenna towers in Waldorf, Maryland

With roughly 67,800 residents, Waldorf is a city in Maryland. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 44 licensed TV transmitters: 25 full-power, 6 Class A and 13 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 16 transmitters are within 25 miles, 8 between 25 and 45 miles, and 20 farther out. Nine of the 19 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.

Point your antenna NNW, at about 341°. The main network towers for Waldorf sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

11 network stations, WDCW, WRC-TV, WZDC-CD, WFDC-DT and WDME-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles north of Waldorf (341° NNW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Waldorf at fair strength or better, all arrive from the north, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Waldorf is WTTG (Fox), 25 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WMAR-TV (ABC), 51 miles north, 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 28 stations at fair strength or better, Waldorf ranks 230th of 346 places in Maryland: fewer than the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Alexandria, 14 miles away.