TV channels & antenna towers in Three Rivers, Massachusetts

With roughly 2,890 residents, Three Rivers is a town in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 68 licensed TV transmitters: 39 full-power, 9 Class A, 16 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 35 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

7 of them are within 25 miles of Three Rivers, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 46 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 31 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 40 (WGGB-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 61 (WTIC-TV), CW on channel 20 (WCCT-TV), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 19 (WRDM-CD), Univision on channel 66 (WUNI) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 17 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 Three Rivers are in different directions: ABC 286° WNW (15 mi), CBS 219° SW (36 mi), NBC 216° SW (41 mi) and Fox 216° SW (41 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 41 miles southwest of Three Rivers (216° SW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Three Rivers at fair strength or better, 45% arrive from the east; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Three Rivers is WVIT (NBC), 41 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.

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 35 stations at fair strength or better, Three Rivers ranks 42nd of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 15 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 Ludlow, 6.1 miles away.