TV channels & antenna towers in Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city of about 111,000 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, 29 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of Lowell, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 11 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 169°. The main network towers for Lowell 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 23 miles south of Lowell (170° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lowell at fair strength or better, 71% 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 Lowell, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lowell is WFXT (Fox), 23 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 29 stations at fair strength or better, Lowell ranks 180th of 390 places in Massachusetts: the same as the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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, 23 miles away.