List of television stations in Massachusetts

Last updated July 16, 2025

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.	Defy on 7.2
		15	32	WBTS	NBC	Cozi TV on 15.2
		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

Local Sports Television

NBC Sports Boston
New England Sports Network

Local News Television

New England Cable News

References

Free TV Report @ Boston City Hall (Zip Code 02201), NoCable.org^{[ dead link ]}

v t e Broadcast television in New York's Capital District and surrounding areas
This region includes the following cities: Albany/Schenectady/Troy/Glens Falls, NY Pittsfield, MA Bennington/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 Roar, 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 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 Movies!, 51.3 Catchy, 51.4 H&I) WYPX-TV (55.1 Ion, 55.2 Bounce, 55.3 Court, 55.4 Laff, 55.5 Ion+, 55.6 Busted, 55.7 GSC, 55.8 HSN, 55.9 QVC)
Low-power stations	WNCE-CD (8.1 YTA; Glens Falls) WYBN-LD (14.1 Buzzr, 14.2 Heartland, 14.3 Retro, 14.4 Binge, 14.5 Rev'n, 14.6 Newsmax2, 14.7 Action, 14.8/.9 F24; Cobleskill) WNYT (DRT) 21 (NBC, Troy) W21CP-D 21 (NBC, Gloversville, via WNYT) WVBG-LD (25.1 Binge, 25.2/.3 Ads, 25.4 Relig., 25.5 Ace, 25.6 OAN+, 25.7 beIN Xtra, 25.8 Ads, 25.9 Bark, 25.10 RNTV, 25.11 FTF, 25.12 MtrSpt1, 25.13 AWE+, 25.14 NBT; 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 ([Blank]; Troy/Schenectady)
ATSC 3.0 digital	WCWN (6.1 CBS, 6.10 T2, 6.11 pbtv, 10.1 ABC, 17.1 PBS, 23.1 Fox, 45.1 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)
See also Binghamton TV Burlington/Plattsburgh TV Hartford/New Haven TV New York City TV Springfield/Holyoke TV Utica TV Watertown TV

v t e Broadcast television in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
This region includes the following cities/areas: Boston/Worcester, MA Manchester/Nashua/Concord, NH Cape Cod and the Islands (Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket) 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 TV WFXT 25 .1 Fox .2 Mystery .3 Laff WUTF-TV 27 .1 UniMás .2 LATV .3 Nest .4 JTV 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 Kids WWDP 46 .1 Roar .2 365BLK .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 15.3 AmCrimes 15.4 Oxygen .1 TMD .2 TXO WMFP 62 .1 LC .2 SBN .3 MeToons WUNI 66 .1 UNI .2 Bounce .3 Get .4 Court WBPX-TV 68 .1 Ion .2 Mystery .3 Busted .4 Bounce .5 Ion+ .6 GSC .8 HSN2
Low-power	WHDT-LD 3 .1 Ads 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 Blank .4 Retro .5 Heartland .6 ANT/WVMA-CD simulcast
Outlying areas	WMUR-TV 9 .1 ABC .2 MeTV .3 LC .5 QVC – Manchester, NH WENH-TV 11 .1 PBS/NHPBS .2 Explore .3 World .4 Create .5 Kids – Durham, NH WVMA-CD 17 .1 ANT .2 NewsNet – Winchendon, MA WBPX-TV 21 .1 Ion .2 Mystery .3 Busted .4 Bounce .5 Ion+ .6 GSC .8 HSN2 – Concord, NH WLEK-LD 22 .1/.2 Ads .3 LC .4 JTV .5 Fubo SN .6 NTD America .7 L&C – Concord, NH WYDN 48 .1 Daystar – Lowell, MA
ATSC 3.0	WCRN-LD 31 .1 Intrigue TV .2 Paranormal TV .3 Retro .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 .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 the Providence metropolitan area (Rhode Island/Massachusetts)
This region also includes Block Island/Newport, RI and New Bedford/Fall River/Taunton, MA Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WLNE-TV 6 (.1 ABC, .2 Grit, .3 Mystery, .4 Ion+, .5 MeTV) WJAR 10 (.1 NBC, .2 Charge!, .3 Comet, .4 Roar) WPRI-TV 12 (.1 CBS, .2 MNTV, .3 Crime, .4 Defy) WLWC 28 (.1 Court) WSBE-TV 36 (.1 PBS, .2 Learn) WNAC-TV 64 (.1 Fox, .2 CW, .3 REW, .4 ANT) WPXQ-TV 69 (.1 Ion, .2 Laff, .3 Busted, .4 Bounce, .5 GSC, .6 HSN, .8 QVC)
Low-power	WYCN-LD 8 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO, .3 Cozi, .4 AmCrimes) WVMA-CD 17 (.1 ANT) WMPX-LD 33 (.1 Daystar, .2 DS Español, .3 Reflections) WRIW-CD 51 (.1 TMD, .2 Cozi, .3 Oxygen)
Outlying areas	WEDN 53 (.1 PBS/CPTV, .2 PBS Kids, .3 CPTV Spirit – Norwich, CT )
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 Greenfield Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WWLP 22 (.1 NBC, .2 CW+, .3 Ion, .4 Mystery) WGGB-TV 40 (.1 ABC, .2 Fox/MNTV, .3 Court, .4 Outlaw) WGBY-TV 57 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 Kids, .4 Create)
Low power	WDMR-LD 14 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO, .3 AmCrimes, .4 Oxygen) WSHM-LD 33 (.1 CBS, .2 Cozi, .3 Start, .4 Grit, .5 Ion+, .6 Laff, .7 365BLK) 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, .2 GetTV, .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