TV channels & antenna towers in Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester is a city of about 110,000 people in New Hampshire. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 23 full-power, 2 Class A, 10 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 24 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 15 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Manchester, 7 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 25 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 13 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 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). 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 SSE, at about 167°. The main network towers for Manchester sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, WBPX-TV and WUNI, transmit from the same tower site about 42 miles south of Manchester (183° S). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Manchester at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Manchester, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Manchester is WFXT (Fox), 49 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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 24 stations at fair strength or better, Manchester ranks 18th of 178 places in New Hampshire: more than the typical New Hampshire town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 6.9 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 Boston, 48 miles away.