TV channels & antenna towers in Osterville, Massachusetts

Osterville, Massachusetts has a population of about 2,910. Our map shows 29 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 17 full-power, 3 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Osterville, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 27 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 12 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 10.2 (WJAR), CBS on channel 4 (WBZ-TV), NBC on channel 15 (WBTS-CD), Fox on channel 25 (WFXT), CW on channel 64.2 (WNAC-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (WNEU) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (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 NW, at about 311°. The main network towers for Osterville 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 63 miles northwest of Osterville (318° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Osterville at fair strength or better, 56% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

WBZ-TV (CBS), WBTS-CD (NBC) and WFXT (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Osterville. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Osterville is WBTS-CD (NBC), 64 miles away with a weak 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 13 stations at fair strength or better, Osterville ranks 358th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 47 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 Barnstable, 6.7 miles away.