List of television stations in Massachusetts

This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Boston		2	5	WGBH-TV	PBS	World on 2.2
		4	20	WBZ-TV	CBS	Start TV on 4.2, Dabl on 4.3, Fave TV on 4.4
		5	33	WCVB-TV	ABC	MeTV on 5.2, Story Television on 5.3
		7	35	WHDH	Ind.	This TV on 7.2
		25	34	WFXT	Fox	Comet on 25.2, Laff on 25.3
Boston	Worcester	27	19	WUTF-TV	UniMás	LATV on 27.2, Stadium on 27.3, TheGrio on 27.4, Court TV on 27.5
Boston		38	21	WSBK-TV	Ind.	H&I on 38.2, TBD on 38.3, Charge! on 38.4, Start TV on 38.5
Boston		44	32	WGBX-TV	PBS	Create on 44.3, PBS Kids on 44.4
Boston	Norwell	46	10	WWDP	Shop LC	ShopHQ on 46.2
	Lowell	48	23	WYDN	Daystar	(CSA with WPXG-TV Concord, New Hampshire)
	Cambridge	56	35	WLVI	CW	(CSA with WHDH). Buzzr on 56.2
	Woburn	58	22	WDPX-TV	Grit	(CSA with WBPX-TV)
	Foxborough	62	10	WMFP	Ind.	(CSA with WWDP). SBN on 62.2
	Marlborough	66	27	WUNI	Univision	Bounce TV on 66.2, getTV on 66.3, Court TV on 66.4, Twist on 66.5
Boston		68	22	WBPX-TV	Ion	Ion Mystery on 68.2, Scripps News on 68.3, Bounce TV on 68.4, Defy TV on 68.5, Jewelry TV on 68.6, HSN2 on 68.8
Pittsfield		51	7	WNYA	MyNet	TheGrio on 51.2, Catchy Comedy on 51.3, H&I on 51.4
Springfield		22	11	WWLP	NBC	CW on 22.2, Ion on 22.3, Ion Mystery on 22.4
		40	26	WGGB-TV	ABC	Fox on 40.2, Court TV on 40.3
		57	13	WGBY-TV	PBS	World on 57.2, PBS Kids on 57.3, Create on 57.4
New Bedford/~Providence, RI	New Bedford	6	24	WLNE-TV	ABC	Grit on 6.2, Ion Mystery on 6.3, Court TV on 6.4
New Bedford/~Providence, RI	New Bedford	28	17	WLWC	Ind.	(CSA with WPXQ-TV Newport, Rhode Island) Infomercials on 28.2

Defunct full-power stations

Channel 5: WHDH-TV - ABC, CBS - Boston (11/26/1957-3/18/1972)
Channel 7: WNAC-TV - CBS, ABC - Boston (6/21/1948-5/22/1982)
Channel 14: WJZB-TV - NBC, ABC, DMT - Worcester (12/1953-1969)
Channel 19: WCDC-TV - CBS, ABC (satellite of WTEN) - Adams (2/5/1954-11/19/2017)
Channel 32: WRLP - NBC, Ind. - Greenfield (5/15/1957-4/9/1978)
Channel 56: WTAO-TV - DuMont/ABC - Boston (8/31/1953-3/30/1956)
Channel 56: WXHR-TV - experimental - Boston (5/17/1962-11/17/1962)

LPTV stations

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Boston		3	4	WHDT-LD	New Tang Dynasty Television
		24	5	WFXZ-CD	Biz TV	(CSA with WGBH-TV)
		26	36	WCEA-LD	Mas TV	teleSUR on 26.2, Cristovisión on 26.3, Telemicro on 26.4, Telecentro on 26.5, Tele Antillas on 26.6
		31	30	WCRN-LD	Intrigue TV	France 24 on 31.2, Retro TV on 31.4, Heartland on 31.5, Antenna TV on 31.6
Boston	Dennis	33	18	WMPX-LD	Daystar
Boston	Boston	40	26	W26EU-D	Daystar
Springfield		3	20	WSHM-LD	CBS	Cozi TV on 3.2
		14	23	WDMR-LD	Telemundo	TeleXitos on 14.2, LX on 14.3
		43	24	WHTX-LD	Univision	LATV on 43.2
Winchendon		17	22	WVMA-CD	Antenna TV
~Hartford, CT	Springfield	34	29	WTXX-LD	Azteca América	beIN Sports on 34.2, Infomercials on 34.3

Translators

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Translating	Network	Notes
Springfield		22	21	WFXQ-CD	WWLP	NBC	CW on 22.2, Ion on 22.3, Court TV Mystery
~Albany/Schenectady, NY	Adams	13	32	W32FW-D	WNYT	NBC	MeTV on 13.2, Start TV on 13.3
~Albany/Schenectady, NY	Pittsfield	13	28	W28DA-D	WNYT	NBC	MeTV on 13.2, Start TV on 13.3

v t e Broadcast television in New York's Capital District and surrounding areas
This region includes the following cities: Albany, NY Schenectady, NY Troy, NY Glens Falls, NY Pittsfield, MA Bennington, VT Manchester, VT Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power stations	WRGB (6.1 CBS, 6.2 TBD, 6.3 Comet) WTEN (10.1 ABC, 10.2 Cozi, 10.3 ANT, 10.4 Mystery) WNYT (13.1 NBC, 13.2 MeTV, 13.3 Start, 13.4 Get) WMHT (17.1 PBS, 17.2 Create, 17.3 World, 17.4 PBS Kids) WXXA-TV (23.1 Fox, 23.2 Capital OTB TV, 23.3 Grit, 23.4 REW) WCWN (45.1 CW, 45.2 Charge!, 45.4 Nest) WNYA (51.1 MNTV, 51.2/.3 Catchy, 51.4 H&I) WYPX-TV (55.1 Ion, 55.2 Bounce, 55.3 Court, 55.4 Laff, 55.5 Ion+, 55.6 Scripps News, 55.7 JTV, 55.8 HSN, 55.9 QVC)
Low-power stations	WNCE-CD (8.1 YTA; Glens Falls) WYBN-LD (14.1 Buzzr, 14.2 Fun Roads, 14.3 This, 14.4 Retro, 14.5 Rev'n, 14.6 NOST, 14.7 Action, 14.8 NewsNet; Cobleskill) WNYT (DRT) 21 (NBC, Troy) W21CP-D 21 (NBC, Gloversville, via WNYT) WVBG-LD (25.1 Buzzr, 25.2 Fun Roads, 25.3 France24, 25.4 Retro, 25.5 Rev'n, 25.6 CRTV, 25.7 Action, 25.8 NewsNet; Greenwich) WNYT (DRT) 28 (NBC, Glens Falls) W28DA-D 28 (NBC, Pittsfield, MA, via WNYT) W35DU-D 35 (NBC, Adams, MA, via WNYT) WNGN-LD 38 / WNGX-LD 42 (Heartland; Troy/Schenectady)
ATSC 3.0 digital	WCWN (6.1 CBS, 10.1 ABC, 17.1 PBS, 23.1 Fox, 45.1 The CW)
Cable-only stations	MSG Network MSG Sportsnet NBC Sports Boston NECN NESN Spectrum News Capital Region SNY YES
Defunct stations	TW3 WEDG-TV (UPN, cable-only) WCDC-TV 19 (CBS/ABC, Adams, MA) WCDB 29 (CBS, Hagaman) WBAX-LD 47 Glens Falls) W52DF 52 (TBN, Albany)
New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown Vermont Broadcast television Albany/Schenectady Boston, MA Burlington/Plattsburgh Massachusetts television Albany Boston Providence Springfield

v t e Broadcast television in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
This region includes the following cities: Boston/Cambridge/Worcester/Lawrence, MA Manchester/Nashua/Concord, NH Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WGBH-TV 2 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 WGBH-SD) WBZ-TV 4 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave, .5 Catchy) WCVB-TV 5 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 Story, .4 Nosey) WHDH 7 (.1 Ind., .2 Defy) WBTS-CD 15¹ (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi) WFXZ-CD 24² (.1 Biz) WFXT 25 (.1 Fox, .2 Mystery, .3 Laff) WUTF-TV 27 (.1 UniMás, .2 LATV, .3 TBD, .4 Nest, .5 Court) WSBK-TV 38 (.1 Ind., .2 H&I, .3 QVC, .4 QVC2, .5 Movies!) WGBX-TV 44 (.1 PBS, .2 WGBX-SD, .3 Create, .4 PBS Kids) WWDP 46 (.1 Binge, .2 The365, .3 Outlaw, .4 LC, .5 Retro, .6 Heartland) WWJE-DT 50 (.1 Crime) WLVI 56 (.1 CW, .2 Buzzr) WDPX-TV 58 (.1 Grit) WNEU 60 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO) WMFP 62 (.1 LC, .2 SBN, .3 MeToons) WUNI 66 (.1 UNI, .2 Bounce, .3 Get, .4 Court, .5 NV) WBPX-TV 68 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2)
Low-power	WHDT-LD 3 (.1 NTD) WCEA-LD 26 (.1 Spanish Ind., .2 TeleSur, .3 Cristovisión, .4 Telemicro, .5 Telecentro, .6 Tele Antillas) WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 F24, .3 Retro, .4 Heartland, .5 ANT/WVMA-CD simulcast)
Outlying areas	WMUR-TV 9 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .5 QVC – Manchester, NH) WENH-TV 11 (.1 PBS/NHPBS, .2 Explore, .3 World, .4 Create, .5 PBS Kids – Durham, NH) WVMA-CD 17 (.1 ANT, .2 NewsNet – Winchendon, MA) WPXG-TV 21 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2 – Concord, NH) WLEK-LD 22 (.1 Visión Latina, .2 Ads, .3 LC – Concord, NH) WYDN 48 (.1 Daystar – Lowell, MA)
ATSC 3.0	WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 Paranormal TV, .3 Retro TV, .4 Heartland) WUNI 66 (2.1 PBS, 4.1 CBS, 5.1 ABC, 15.1 NBC, 25.1 Fox, 66.1 UNI) WWJE-DT 50 (50.1 Crime)
Cable	NECN NESN CatholicTV BNNTV NBC Sports Boston NewTV RCNTV Spectrum News 1 TV3 (Medford) The Portuguese Channel
Streaming	CBS News Boston Very Boston Very New Hampshire NBC 10 Boston News (with NECN) Boston 25 NOW
Defunct	CN8 WHDH-TV 5 (Boston; 1957–1972) WNAC-TV 7 (Boston; 1948–1982) WJZB-TV 14 (Worcester, MA) WNHT 21 (Concord, NH) WXPO-TV 50 (Manchester, NH) WTAO-TV 56 (Cambridge, MA)
¹ Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBX-TV. ² Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBH-TV. Adjacent areas Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY Burlington, VT–Plattsburgh, NY Hartford–New Haven, CT Portland–Augusta, ME Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA Springfield–Holyoke, MA

v t e Broadcast television in Rhode Island and the South Coast of Massachusetts
This region includes the following cities: Providence/Newport, Rhode Island New Bedford/Fall River/Taunton, Massachusetts Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WLNE-TV (6.1 ABC, 6.2 Grit, 6.3 Mystery, 6.4 Ion+, 6.5 MeTV) WJAR (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Charge!, 10.3 Comet, 10.4 TBD) WPRI-TV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 MNTV, 12.3 Crime, 12.4 Dabl) WLWC (28.1 Court) WSBE-TV (36.1 PBS, 36.2 Learn) WNAC-TV (64.1 Fox, 64.2 CW, 64.3 REW, 64.4 ANT) WPXQ-TV (69.1 Ion, 69.2 Laff, 69.3 Scripps News, 69.4 Bounce, 69.5 JTV, 69.6 HSN, 69.8 QVC)
Low-power	WYCN-LD (8.1 TMD, 8.2 TXO, 8.3 Cozi, 8.4 AmCrimess) WRIW-CD (51.1 TMD, 51.2 Cozi, 51.3 Oxygen)
Cable	NBC Sports Boston NECN NESN The Portuguese Channel
Defunct	WNET 16 (CBS/ABC/DuMont) News Channel 5 Eyewitness News Pinpoint Weather Station Cox Sports OSN
Adjacent areas Hartford–New Haven, Connecticut Boston, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts

v t e Broadcast television in the Pioneer Valley region of western Massachusetts
This region includes the following cities: Springfield Chicopee Holyoke Amherst Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WWLP (22.1 NBC, 22.2 CW+, 22.3 Ion, 22.4 Mystery) WGGB-TV (40.1 ABC, 40.2 Fox/MNTV, 40.3 Court, 40.4 Outlaw) WGBY-TV (57.1 PBS, 57.2 World, 57.3 Kids, 57.4 Create)
Low power	WDMR-LD (14.1 TMD, 14.2 TXO, 14.3 Am. Crimes, 14.4 Oxygen) WSHM-LD (33.1 CBS, 33.2 Cozi, 33.3 Start, 33.4 Grit, 33.5 Ion+, 33.6 Laff, 33.7 The365) WHTX-LD (43.1 UNI)
ATSC 3.0 digital	WFXQ-CD (28.1 NBC, 28.2 CW+)
Cable stations	NBC Sports Boston NECN NESN Spectrum News 1 (on Spectrum-operated systems)
Defunct stations	WYBM-LD 15 (Westmoreland, NH) WCDC-TV (19.1 ABC, 19.2 GetTV, 19.3 Justice, Adams) WRLP 32 (NBC, Greenfield)
Adjacent areas Hartford–New Haven, CT New York City, NY Portland–Augusta, ME Massachusetts television Albany Boston Providence Springfield

List of television stations in Massachusetts

Full-power stations

Defunct full-power stations

LPTV stations

Translators

Local Sports Television

Local News Television

References

See also