TV channels & antenna towers in West Laurel, Maryland

With roughly 4,230 residents, West Laurel is a town in Maryland. Our map shows 45 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 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.

32 of them are within 25 miles of West Laurel, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 9 are more than 45 miles out. Nine of the 18 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). 9 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 West Laurel are in different directions: ABC 39° NE (21 mi), CBS 223° SW (14 mi), NBC 221° SW (15 mi), Fox 229° SW (15 mi) and PBS 223° SW (14 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 WTTG and others, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles southwest of West Laurel (223° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for West Laurel is WMAR-TV (ABC), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WHUT-TV is only 14 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, West Laurel ranks 112th of 346 places in Maryland: the same as the typical Maryland town (32). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 16 miles.

22% of Maryland's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Laurel, 2.8 miles away.