TV channels & antenna towers in Colrain, Massachusetts

Colrain is a small community of about 1,850 people in Massachusetts. There are 49 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 5 Class A, 14 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Colrain, 12 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 35 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 23 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 6 (WRGB), NBC on channel 13 (WNYT), 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). 8 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 Colrain are in different directions: ABC 175° S (30 mi), CBS 268° W (67 mi), NBC 268° W (67 mi) and Fox 186° S (67 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WFXQ-CD and WGGB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 29 miles south of Colrain (175° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Colrain at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Colrain is WTIC-TV (Fox), 67 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Colrain ranks 320th 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, 23 miles away.