TV channels & antenna towers in Hudson, Massachusetts

Hudson is a town of about 14,900 people in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 52 licensed TV transmitters: 33 full-power, 6 Class A, 12 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 17 at good or strong strength.

18 of them are within 25 miles of Hudson, 18 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 16 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 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 (strong signal). 16 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 ESE, at about 109°. The main network towers for Hudson 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 WLVI and others, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles east of Hudson (108° ESE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Hudson at fair strength or better, 53% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Hudson is WFXT (Fox), 19 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

WDPX-TV is only 3.8 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, Hudson ranks 116th of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 3.8 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 Marlborough, 3.2 miles away.