TV channels & antenna towers in White Island Shores, Massachusetts

White Island Shores, Massachusetts has a population of about 2,110. Our map shows 36 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 23 full-power, 4 Class A, 8 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 25 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 14 between 25 and 45 miles, and 22 farther out. Five of the 15 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 10.2 (WJAR), 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 (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 11 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 NW, at about 309°. The main network towers for White Island Shores sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WNAC-TV, WLNE-TV, WJAR, WRIW-CD and WPRI-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 34 miles west of White Island Shores (279° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach White Island Shores at fair strength or better, 62% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for White Island Shores is WBTS-CD (NBC), 47 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 25 stations at fair strength or better, White Island Shores ranks 268th of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 30 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

25% of Massachusetts's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Middleborough, 16 miles away.