TV channels & antenna towers in Chelsea, Massachusetts

Chelsea, Massachusetts has a population of about 39,400. Our map shows 39 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 25 full-power, 4 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 34 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 23 at good or strong strength.

23 of them are within 25 miles of Chelsea, 10 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 6 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Providence, RI, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Providence's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 5 (WCVB-TV), CBS on channel 4 (WBZ-TV), NBC on channel 15 (WBTS-CD), Fox on channel 25 (WFXT), CW on channel 56 (WLVI), ION on channel 68 (WBPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (WNEU), Univision on channel 66 (WUNI) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 12 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 WSW, at about 241°. The main network towers for Chelsea sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WLVI, WFXT, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV and WNEU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles southwest of Chelsea (239° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Chelsea at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Chelsea is WBTS-CD (NBC), 12 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WWOO-LD is only 2.7 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 34 stations at fair strength or better, Chelsea ranks 65th of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

12% of Massachusetts's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Boston, 2.7 miles away.