TV channels & antenna towers in Royalston, Massachusetts

With roughly 1,280 residents, Royalston is a small community in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 49 licensed TV transmitters: 24 full-power, 5 Class A, 15 low-power and 5 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.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Royalston, 11 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 37 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 18 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 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) and Univision on channel 66 (WUNI). 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 ESE, at about 117°. The main network towers for Royalston sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WFXQ-CD and WGGB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 38 miles southwest of Royalston (219° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Royalston at fair strength or better, 78% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Royalston is WFXT (Fox), 56 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Royalston ranks 320th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 37 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 Gardner, 12 miles away.