TV channels & antenna towers in Hopedale, Massachusetts

Hopedale, Massachusetts has a population of about 3,750. There are 51 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 30 full-power, 6 Class A, 14 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 35 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

27 of them are within 25 miles of Hopedale, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 24 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 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 NE, at about 52°. The main network towers for Hopedale sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU, WCVB-TV and WFXT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles northeast of Hopedale (51° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hopedale at fair strength or better, 40% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hopedale is WFXT (Fox), 20 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 35 stations at fair strength or better, Hopedale ranks 42nd of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 18 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

63% of Massachusetts's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Milford, 1.4 miles away.