TV channels & antenna towers in Williamstown, Massachusetts

Williamstown is a town of about 4,330 people in Massachusetts. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 36 licensed TV transmitters: 13 full-power, 3 Class A, 14 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 18 between 25 and 45 miles, and 14 farther out. Six of the 13 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 10 (WTEN), CBS on channel 6 (WRGB), NBC on channel 13 (WNYT), Fox on channel 23 (WXXA-TV), CW on channel 45 (WCWN), ION on channel 55 (WYPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 14 (WDMR-LD) and Univision on channel 43 (WHTX-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 4 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 W, at about 262°. The main network towers for Williamstown sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WYPX-TV, WXXA-TV, WCWN, WNYT and WRGB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles west of Williamstown (263° W). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Williamstown at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Williamstown is WXXA-TV (Fox), 41 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 17 stations at fair strength or better, Williamstown ranks 343rd of 390 places in Massachusetts: fewer than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 41 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 Pittsfield, 18 miles away.