TV channels & antenna towers in Montague, Massachusetts

Montague, Massachusetts has a population of about 8,640. Our map shows 53 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 27 full-power, 7 Class A, 14 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

5 of them are within 25 miles of Montague, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 40 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.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 40 (WGGB-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), 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 (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 11 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 SSW, at about 195°. The main network towers for Montague sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WFXQ-CD and WGGB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles south of Montague (196° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Montague at fair strength or better, 69% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WFSB (CBS) lies beyond the radio horizon of its transmitter as seen from Montague. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Montague is WVIT (NBC), 60 miles away with a good 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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Montague ranks 307th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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, 12 miles away.