TV channels & antenna towers in Bernardston, Massachusetts

Bernardston is a small community of about 2,190 people in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 17 full-power, 5 Class A, 11 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Bernardston, 13 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 24 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 40 (WGGB-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 66 (WUNI) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (fair signal). 6 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 SSW, at about 192°. The main network towers for Bernardston sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WFXQ-CD and WGGB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles south of Bernardston (190° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bernardston at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WFSB (CBS), WVIT (NBC) and WTIC-TV (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Bernardston. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Bernardston is WVIT (NBC), 69 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 16 stations at fair strength or better, Bernardston ranks 350th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 29 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

25% of Massachusetts's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Amherst, 21 miles away.