TV channels & antenna towers in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence is a city of about 80,200 people in Massachusetts. There are 41 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 27 full-power, 4 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Lawrence, 26 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 13 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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). 14 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 S, at about 187°. The main network towers for Lawrence sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WLVI, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU and WCVB-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 27 miles south of Lawrence (186° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lawrence at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Lawrence is WFXT (Fox), 28 miles away with a good 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.

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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Lawrence ranks 222nd of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 27 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 Boston, 25 miles away.