TV channels & antenna towers in Northampton, Massachusetts

Northampton is a town of about 28,500 people in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 19 full-power, 5 Class A, 13 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Northampton, 17 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 17 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

For the networks, the best local options 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 28.2 (WFXQ-CD), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 43 (WHTX-LD) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 8 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 191°. The main network towers for Northampton sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV, WHPX-TV, WRDM-CD and WVIT, transmit from the same tower site about 44 miles south of Northampton (193° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Northampton at fair strength or better, 83% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Northampton is WVIT (NBC), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

WGGB-TV is only 5.8 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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Northampton ranks 320th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 5.1 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 Springfield, 16 miles away.