TV channels & antenna towers in North Scituate, Massachusetts

North Scituate, Massachusetts has a population of about 5,080. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 23 full-power, 4 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 30 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

22 of them are within 25 miles of North Scituate, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Providence, RI, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Providence'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). 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 WNW, at about 285°. The main network towers for North Scituate sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WFXT, WLVI, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV and WNEU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 23 miles west of North Scituate (285° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach North Scituate at fair strength or better, 62% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for North Scituate is WBTS-CD (NBC), 24 miles away with a fair 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 30 stations at fair strength or better, North Scituate ranks 166th of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Weymouth, 7.9 miles away.