TV channels & antenna towers in Madbury, New Hampshire

Madbury is a small community of about 1,610 people in New Hampshire. There are 37 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 2 Class A, 8 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 21 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Madbury, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 31 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 15 network stations in range are licensed to Boston, MA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Boston's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 5 (WCVB-TV), CBS on channel 4 (WBZ-TV), NBC on channel 6 (WCSH), Fox on channel 13.2 (WGME-TV), CW on channel 51 (WPXT), ION on channel 21 (WPXG-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (WNEU) and Univision on channel 66 (WUNI). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair 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.

The main network towers around Madbury are in different directions: ABC 195° SSW (61 mi), CBS 195° SSW (61 mi), NBC 13° NNE (49 mi) and Fox 22° NNE (57 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WLVI, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU and WCVB-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 61 miles south of Madbury (194° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Madbury at fair strength or better, 42% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across three other directions.

WCVB-TV (ABC) and WBZ-TV (CBS) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Madbury. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Madbury is WBZ-TV (CBS), 61 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

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 21 stations at fair strength or better, Madbury ranks 70th of 178 places in New Hampshire: more than the typical New Hampshire town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 20 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

69% of New Hampshire's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Dover, 3.2 miles away.