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Ocean City, MD reception

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I have been to the Ocean City area when I was a toddler in the mid 1980's, but I am very interested in visiting there again if someday things go right. Since Ocean City is located in very Southeastern part of Maryland, I wonder what are the reception range of radio and television stations that I can pull in while at the beach area.

I know that Norfolk, VA is 100 miles away, and Washington D.C. is 130 miles away. But if I tried getting those stations from either city, I would not have any problem listening to them. Am I correct?
 
> I have been to the Ocean City area when I was a toddler in
> the mid 1980's, but I am very interested in visiting there
> again if someday things go right. Since Ocean City is
> located in very Southeastern part of Maryland, I wonder what
> are the reception range of radio and television stations
> that I can pull in while at the beach area.
>
> I know that Norfolk, VA is 100 miles away, and Washington
> D.C. is 130 miles away. But if I tried getting those
> stations from either city, I would not have any problem
> listening to them. Am I correct?
>
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> I have been to the Ocean City area when I was a toddler in
> the mid 1980's, but I am very interested in visiting there
> again if someday things go right. Since Ocean City is
> located in very Southeastern part of Maryland, I wonder what
> are the reception range of radio and television stations
> that I can pull in while at the beach area.
>
> I know that Norfolk, VA is 100 miles away, and Washington
> D.C. is 130 miles away. But if I tried getting those
> stations from either city, I would not have any problem
> listening to them. Am I correct?
>

I used to go to Ocean City as a kid too, and sometimes still get to the area in the summer.

On AM, you'll get a number of New York City and Long Island, NY stations quite well (due to some of the path being over water, and the fact that some of them are 50,000 watts), in addition to many New Jersey coast stations and some from Philadelphia also. Stations from Ocean City/Salisbury, southern Delaware and south Jersey are pretty much locals. Some AM Baltimore and Washington stations come in as well with a good radio, maybe not as strong as the NY ones traveling over the water though. One or two Norfolk stations will come in a little as well, though not that strong (they're just not as powerful). On a good radio, you'll pull in some others weakly, such as from Harrisburg, PA (on 580).

On FM, you'll get bits and pieces of Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia stations with a good radio, but not reliably. Occasionally something from Long Island, NY (like in the early morning). A lot of the Baltimore/Washington/Philly FM frequencies have now been taken by (or are directly next to, and therefore wiped out by) more local beach stations. As a result, most of the Ocean City FM band will be Ocean City/Salisbury, southern Delaware and southern New Jersey (from up to about Atlantic City). Not much coming in on FM there from the south, if I remember right (I think Norfolk is too far, but perhaps one or two FMs might be weakly receivable late at night with a good radio).

For TV, I know Salisbury has a few local stations, and I think the cable lineup in OC includes Baltimore stations. Don't know much about the tv reception there otherwise, though - never really tried it...

Hope this is helpful...
 
> For TV, I know Salisbury has a few local stations, and I
> think the cable lineup in Ocean City includes Baltimore stations.
> Don't know much about the TV reception there otherwise,
> though - never really tried it...
>
> Hope this is helpful...
>

Salisbury is home to channels 16 (CBS), 28 (PBS) and 47 (ABC). Channel 47 had some type of transmitter fire, if I'm not mistaken, and I'm not sure if it's all back to normal for them now. The only other station near there which I can think of WDPB-TV (PBS) channel 64 from Seaford, DE. That's the southern Delaware relay to WHYY-TV in Wilmington/Philadelphia.
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Channel 47 has been back to it's normal power for a few years now. In addition to those mentioned, Digital channels include: 21 (WBOC/UPN), 53 (WMDT), 56 (WCPB, 2-4 channels depending on the time of day, it's the same as other MTP stations) 44 (WDPB HD on 1, Standard def on 2). There is also a low power on channel 24 located east of Dagsboro, Delaware. It runs TBN and a little bit of local programming. What's interesting is that they also hold contruction permits for channels 4 and 14. Ocean City is supposed to have a low power channel 8, but I've never been able to pick it up.

You may also receive channel 40, Wildwood, New Jersey. You'll probably need to be up in a condo, a little height helps.

Occasionally we get Philly, Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk and Richmond on parts of the peninsula. Also if you travel south on rt. 13 into Virginia you'll find translators for most of the Norfolk area station.

Hope this helps.
 
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