TV channels & antenna towers in Newport East, Rhode Island

Newport East, Rhode Island has a population of about 11,800. There are 39 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 25 full-power, 6 Class A, 7 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 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 6 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 26 farther out. Five of the 16 network stations in range are licensed to Providence, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Providence's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10.2 (WJAR), 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 69 (WPXQ-TV), Telemundo on channel 60 (WNEU), Univision on channel 66 (WUNI) and MeTV on channel 6.5 (WLNE-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (fair signal). 12 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 2°. The main network towers for Newport East sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, WLNE-TV, WJAR, WRIW-CD, WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 24 miles north of Newport East (0° N). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 13 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Newport East at fair strength or better, 92% arrive from the north; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Newport East is WBTS-CD (NBC), 55 miles away with a weak 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, Newport East ranks 38th of 49 places in Rhode Island: fewer than the typical Rhode Island town (29). Its nearest major network tower is 24 miles away, against a state median of 14 miles.

45% of Rhode Island's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Newport, 2.2 miles away.