TV channels & antenna towers in Marlborough, New Hampshire

With roughly 1,090 residents, Marlborough is a small community in New Hampshire. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 45 licensed TV transmitters: 22 full-power, 3 Class A, 14 low-power and 6 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 19 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 4 at good or strong strength.

2 of them are within 25 miles of Marlborough, 3 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 40 are more than 45 miles out. Six of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Springfield, MA, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Springfield's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 40 (WGGB-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) and Univision on channel 66 (WUNI). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair 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.

The main network towers around Marlborough are in different directions: ABC 206° SSW (51 mi), CBS 129° SE (64 mi), NBC 129° SE (64 mi) and Fox 129° SE (65 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Six network stations, WBTS-CD, WBZ-TV, WNEU, WCVB-TV and WLVI and others, transmit from the same tower site about 64 miles southeast of Marlborough (129° SE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 9 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Marlborough at fair strength or better, 67% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across three other directions.

WBZ-TV (CBS), WBTS-CD (NBC) and WFXT (Fox) lie beyond the radio horizon of their transmitter as seen from Marlborough. Past that point signals fade quickly, so antenna height matters more than amplification.

The farthest main network tower for Marlborough is WFXT (Fox), 65 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 19 stations at fair strength or better, Marlborough ranks 80th of 178 places in New Hampshire: more than the typical New Hampshire town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Keene, 4.1 miles away.