TV channels & antenna towers in Wilmington, Massachusetts

Wilmington is a city of about 22,300 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, 31 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 18 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 23 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 9 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.

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 (good signal). 14 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 S, at about 190°. The main network towers for Wilmington 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 16 miles south of Wilmington (188° S). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 14 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Wilmington at fair strength or better, 79% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Wilmington is WFXT (Fox), 17 miles away with a strong 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 31 stations at fair strength or better, Wilmington ranks 151st of 390 places in Massachusetts: more than the typical Massachusetts town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Lowell, 9.4 miles away.