Television Stations in Southern Maine
- Five major TV networks broadcast throughout Southern Maine.portland headlight lighthouse - vertical image by Scott Philbrook from Fotolia.com
Each of the major television networks--CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox and PBS--has an affiliate station operating out of Portland, the largest city in Maine. Stations broadcasting from Portland provide coverage throughout Southern Maine and Eastern New Hampshire. There are also numerous public-access television stations throughout Southern Maine, where the local community can produce and air content on local news, politics and other issues of community interest. - WMTW is the local ABC affiliate found on Channel 8 in Portland. In addition to airing the national ABC programming, the station has a team that produces and airs local news, sports and weather. The station website offers classified advertising. WMTW is owned by Heart TV.
WMTW
P.O. Box 8
Auburn, ME 04210
207-782-1800
wmtw.com - Residents of Southern Maine can get their CBS fix on WGME, found on Channel 13. WGME airs CBS national programming and the local staff produces local news, sports and weather programming. WGME is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
WGME
81 Northport Drive
Portland, ME 04103
207-797-1313
wgme.com - The Southern Maine NBC affiliate is WCSH, owned by Gannett Co., Inc. and is found on Channel 6. The station got its call letters because it originally broadcast from the Congress Square Hotel. WCSH is the home of "Bill Green's Maine" and "The Green Outdoors," original programming on outdoor and green living in Maine. NBC national programming is aired along with local news, sports and weather produced and aired by the local team.
WCSH 6
One Congress Square
Portland, ME 04101
207-828-6666
wcsh6.com - Hit TV shows including "Family Guy" and "The Office" air on WPFO, the Portland Fox TV affiliate found on Channel 23. WPFO produces original content under the "Your Hometown" heading, featuring information relevant to Maine residents, from cleaning your gutters to reducing credit card debt.
WPFO FOX23
233 Oxford St., Suite 35
Portland, ME 04101
207-828-0023
myfoxmaine.com - WMEA is part of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, a network of public radio stations and PBS affiliate television stations. In Portland WMEA is found on Channel 26. The station airs well-known PBS programming such as "Barney," "Antiques Roadshow" and "American Masters," as well as locally produced shows on public affairs and the Maine outdoors, including "Maine Watch" and "Maine Experience."
WMEA
309 Marginal Way
Portland, ME 04101
800-884-1717
mpbn.net - Community access television stations operate throughout Southern Maine and offer local residents an opportunity to create and air original content. Some of these stations include Portland Community Television Network on Channel 4, GOCAT TV3 in Gorham and Community Television SPC-TV in South Portland. To find a complete listing, visit the Community Television Association of Maine website, ctamaine.org.