TV channels & antenna towers in Sheffield, Massachusetts

Sheffield is a town of about 3,390 people in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 47 licensed TV transmitters: 21 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 22 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

1 of them is within 25 miles of Sheffield, 27 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 19 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 21 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 10 (WTEN), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 13 (WNYT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 45 (WCWN), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 18 (WUVN) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (weak signal). 6 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 SE, at about 133°. The main network towers for Sheffield 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 39 miles southeast of Sheffield (136° SE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 15 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Sheffield at fair strength or better, 47% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Sheffield is WTIC-TV (Fox), 39 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WTEN (ABC), 49 miles northwest and WNYT (NBC), 49 miles northwest, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 22 stations at fair strength or better, Sheffield ranks 307th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 33 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 West Torrington, 23 miles away.