TV channels & antenna towers in Ware, Massachusetts

With roughly 6,170 residents, Ware is a town in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 68 licensed TV transmitters: 39 full-power, 8 Class A, 17 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 36 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 22 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Ware, 15 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 49 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.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 40 (WGGB-TV), CBS on channel 3 (WFSB), NBC on channel 30 (WVIT), Fox on channel 25 (WFXT), CW on channel 56 (WLVI), ION on channel 26 (WHPX-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 (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 Ware are in different directions: ABC 267° W (21 mi) and CBS 221° SW (44 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, WFXQ-CD and WGGB-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 21 miles west of Ware (269° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 20 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ware at fair strength or better, 35% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across four other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ware is WFSB (CBS), 44 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WVIT (NBC), 49 miles southwest and WFXT (Fox), 52 miles east, 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 36 stations at fair strength or better, Ware ranks 38th of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 21 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, 14 miles away.