TV channels & antenna towers in Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown is a town of about 31,900 people in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 41 licensed TV transmitters: 27 full-power, 4 Class A, 9 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 35 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 23 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 23 transmitters are within 25 miles, 10 between 25 and 45 miles, and 8 farther out. Five of the 17 network stations in range are licensed to Providence, RI, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Providence's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 (strong 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 210°. The main network towers for Watertown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WLVI, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU and WCVB-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 4.5 miles south of Watertown (202° SSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Watertown at fair strength or better, 50% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Watertown is WFXT (Fox), 5.0 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

WHDH is only 4.5 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 35 stations at fair strength or better, Watertown ranks 42nd of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 4.5 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

12% of Massachusetts's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Newton, 2.7 miles away.