TV channels & antenna towers in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown is a town of about 2,640 people in Massachusetts. There are 29 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 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 8 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Provincetown, 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.

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), Telemundo on channel 60 (WNEU) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good 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 WNW, at about 289°. The main network towers for Provincetown 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 56 miles west of Provincetown (288° WNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Provincetown at fair strength or better, all arrive from the west, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Provincetown is WBTS-CD (NBC), 57 miles away with a weak estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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, Provincetown ranks 358th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 50 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 Yarmouth, 24 miles away.