Pick TV, FM or AM, then turn the dial or tap a call sign. The read-out shows what the FCC’s public file says about that station: its channel or frequency, the town on its license, who holds the license and when it expires.
Facts from the FCC Public Inspection File (publicfiles.fcc.gov), read October 2026. Channels and frequencies can change; the FCC link on each station has the current record. Guides: Boston TV Channels: Every Local Station You Can Get With an Antenna and Boston Radio Stations by Frequency: FM and AM Dial Guide.
How to read the tuner
On the TV band the dial follows the channel number your TV shows, which is the virtual channel. The RF channel beside it is the one the station actually transmits on, and it decides what kind of antenna you need: Boston uses both VHF and UHF RF channels. See The Best TV Antenna for Boston: How to Choose One for Your Home.
The community of license is the town named on the FCC license, not necessarily where the studio or the transmitter is. Several stations that serve Boston are licensed to suburbs or to towns in New Hampshire, which can explain why a signal is stronger on one side of the city.
Two TV pairs share one RF channel: WHDH and WLVI on RF 35, and WGBX-TV and WBTS-CD on RF 32. If one of a pair appears on your TV and the other does not, rescan; both travel in the same signal.
On-air names are shown only where the station uses them on its own website. Stations whose FCC profile did not load when we checked are left out rather than guessed.
TV stations
| Channel | RF | Call sign | Community of license | Licensee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | WGBH-TV GBH 2 | Boston, MA | WGBH Educational Foundation |
| 4 | 20 | WBZ-TV CBS Boston | Boston, MA | CBS Television Licenses LLC |
| 5 | 33 | WCVB-TV WCVB Channel 5 | Boston, MA | Hearst Stations Inc. |
| 7 | 35 | WHDH 7News | Boston, MA | WHDH-TV |
| 15 | 32 | WBTS-CD NBC10 Boston | Nashua, NH | NBC Telemundo License LLC |
| 25 | 34 | WFXT Boston 25 News | Boston, MA | WFXT (Boston), LLC |
| 38 | 21 | WSBK-TV myTV38 | Boston, MA | CBS Television Licenses LLC |
| 44 | 32 | WGBX-TV GBH 44 | Boston, MA | WGBH Educational Foundation |
| 56 | 35 | WLVI CW56 | Cambridge, MA | WHDH-TV |
| 60 | 29 | WNEU Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra | Merrimack, NH | NBC Telemundo License LLC |
| 62 | 10 | WMFP | Foxborough, MA | RNN National, LLC |
| 66 | 27 | WUNI | Marlborough, MA | Unimas Boston LLC |
| 68 | 22 | WBPX-TV | Boston, MA | ION Media Boston License, LLC |
FM stations
| Frequency | Call sign | Community of license | Licensee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.1 | WMBR WMBR 88.1 FM at MIT | Cambridge, MA | Technology Broadcasting Corporation |
| 88.9 | WERS WERS 88.9FM | Boston, MA | Emerson College |
| 89.7 | WGBH GBH 89.7 | Boston, MA | WGBH Educational Foundation |
| 90.3 | WZBC WZBC 90.3 FM Boston College Radio | Newton, MA | Trustees of Boston College |
| 90.9 | WBUR-FM WBUR, Boston’s NPR | Boston, MA | Trustees of Boston University |
| 91.9 | WUMB-FM WUMB Radio, UMass Boston | Boston, MA | University of Massachusetts |
| 92.5 | WXRV 92.5 The River | Andover, MA | Beanpot License Corp. |
| 93.7 | WEEI-FM WEEI 93.7 FM | Lawrence, MA | Audacy License, LLC |
| 94.5 | WJMN JAM’N 94.5 | Boston, MA | IHM Licenses, LLC |
| 95.3 | WHRB WHRB 95.3 FM, Harvard Radio Broadcasting | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Radio Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| 96.9 | WBQT HOT 96.9 | Boston, MA | Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC |
| 98.5 | WBZ-FM 98.5 The Sports Hub | Boston, MA | Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC |
| 99.5 | WCRB CRB Classical 99.5 | Lowell, MA | WGBH Educational Foundation |
| 100.7 | WZLX 100.7 WZLX | Boston, MA | IHM Licenses, LLC |
| 102.5 | WKLB-FM Country 102.5 | Waltham, MA | Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC |
| 105.7 | WROR-FM 105.7 WROR | Framingham, MA | Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC |
| 106.7 | WMJX Magic 106.7 | Boston, MA | Audacy License, LLC |
| 107.9 | WXKS-FM Kiss 108 | Medford, MA | IHM Licenses, LLC |
AM stations
| Frequency | Call sign | Community of license | Licensee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 | WRKO WRKO-AM 680 | Boston, MA | IHM Licenses, LLC |
| 1030 | WBZ WBZ NewsRadio 1030 | Boston, MA | IHM Licenses, LLC |
| 1490 | WCCM | Haverhill, MA | Costa Media Boston LLC |