TV channels & antenna towers in Derry Village, New Hampshire

Derry Village is a city of about 34,500 people in New Hampshire. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 35 licensed TV transmitters: 22 full-power, 2 Class A, 10 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 23 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 24 between 25 and 45 miles, and 7 farther out. Four of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Boston, MA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Boston's stations.

The strongest network signals here 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 21 (WPXG-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (WNEU) and Univision on channel 66 (WUNI). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good 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 S, at about 174°. The main network towers for Derry Village sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU, WCVB-TV and WLVI and others, transmit from the same tower site about 40 miles south of Derry Village (175° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Derry Village at fair strength or better, 80% 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 Derry Village, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Derry Village is WFXT (Fox), 41 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 23 stations at fair strength or better, Derry Village ranks 40th of 178 places in New Hampshire: more than the typical New Hampshire town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 15 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

31% of New Hampshire's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Manchester, 10 miles away.