TV channels & antenna towers in Reading, Massachusetts

With roughly 24,700 residents, Reading is a town in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 40 licensed TV transmitters: 26 full-power, 4 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 32 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 20 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 23 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 12 farther out. Five of the 16 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 strongest network signals here 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 (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 13 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 205°. The main network towers for Reading sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WLVI, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU and WCVB-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles southwest of Reading (203° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Reading at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Reading is WFXT (Fox), 17 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 32 stations at fair strength or better, Reading ranks 116th of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Malden, 7.1 miles away.