TV channels & antenna towers in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is a city of about 154,000 people in Massachusetts. There are 47 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 26 full-power, 7 Class A, 11 low-power and 3 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 28 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 8 transmitters are within 25 miles, 16 between 25 and 45 miles, and 23 farther out. Springfield is a broadcast hub in its own right: six of the 23 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 40 (WGGB-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 22.2 (WWLP), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WDMR-LD), Univision on channel 43 (WHTX-LD) and MeTV on channel 35.1 (WHCT-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 10 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Springfield are in different directions: ABC 343° NNW (10 mi), CBS 206° SSW (25 mi), NBC 204° SSW (30 mi) and Fox 204° SSW (30 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Five network stations, WTIC-TV, WCCT-TV, WHPX-TV, WRDM-CD and WVIT, transmit from the same tower site about 30 miles southwest of Springfield (204° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Springfield at fair strength or better, 43% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across five other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Springfield is WVIT (NBC), 30 miles away with a good 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.

WGGB-TV is only 10 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 28 stations at fair strength or better, Springfield ranks 199th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 5.9 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.