TV channels & antenna towers in Somersworth, New Hampshire

Somersworth, New Hampshire has a population of about 11,800. There are 36 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 2 Class A, 7 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 7 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 27 farther 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 8 (WMTW), 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 (weak signal) and Univision (weak 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 N, at about 9°. The main network towers for Somersworth sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, WIPL, WPXT and WMTW, transmit from the same tower site about 41 miles north of Somersworth (7° N). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Somersworth at fair strength or better, 63% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Somersworth is WCSH (NBC), 42 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

WBZ-TV (CBS), 68 miles south and WGME-TV (Fox), 49 miles north, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Somersworth ranks 95th of 178 places in New Hampshire: fewer than the typical New Hampshire town (16). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Dover, 4.4 miles away.