TV channels & antenna towers in Wakefield, Massachusetts

Wakefield is a town of about 24,900 people in Massachusetts. There are 40 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 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, 6 between 25 and 45 miles, and 11 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.

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), 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 211°. The main network towers for Wakefield sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WLVI, WFXT, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV and WNEU and others, transmit from the same tower site about 15 miles southwest of Wakefield (209° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Wakefield is WBTS-CD (NBC), 16 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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, Wakefield ranks 116th 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 Malden, 5.6 miles away.