Antenna aiming / Ansonia, CT
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How to aim your TV antenna in Ansonia, CT

Every transmitter near Ansonia, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Ansonia, CT N E S W WTXX — 15° NNE, 20 mi WFXQ — 19° NNE, 66 mi WGGB — 19° NNE, 66 mi WGBY — 19° NNE, 66 mi WWLP — 20° NNE, 55 mi WHTX — 20° NNE, 54 mi WDMR — 20° NNE, 55 mi WRNT — 24° NNE, 34 mi WFSB — 25° NNE, 33 mi WWAX — 25° NNE, 33 mi WUVN — 25° NNE, 33 mi WEDH — 26° NNE, 28 mi WTIC — 26° NNE, 28 mi WCCT — 26° NNE, 28 mi WHCT — 26° NNE, 28 mi WVIT — 26° NNE, 28 mi WRDM — 26° NNE, 28 mi WSHM — 32° NNE, 63 mi WTNH — 48° NE, 8 mi WCTX — 48° NE, 8 mi WUTH — 50° NE, 40 mi WEDN — 75° ENE, 48 mi WHPX — 83° E, 45 mi WEDY — 97° E, 9 mi WVVH — 122° ESE, 50 mi WLNY — 165° SSE, 32 mi WFTY — 169° S, 32 mi WLIW — 208° SSW, 43 mi WNYN — 228° SW, 61 mi WNYZ — 228° SW, 61 mi WWOR — 229° SW, 66 mi WJLP — 229° SW, 66 mi WMBQ — 229° SW, 66 mi WASA — 229° SW, 66 mi WKOB — 229° SW, 66 mi WNMF — 229° SW, 62 mi WCBS — 230° SW, 63 mi WNBC — 230° SW, 63 mi WABC — 230° SW, 63 mi WNYW — 230° SW, 63 mi WNET — 230° SW, 63 mi WXTV — 230° SW, 63 mi WPIX — 230° SW, 63 mi WNDT — 230° SW, 63 mi WPXN — 230° SW, 63 mi WDVB — 230° SW, 63 mi WFUT — 230° SW, 63 mi WXNY — 230° SW, 63 mi WDYA — 230° SW, 63 mi WDYJ — 230° SW, 62 mi WNYE — 230° SW, 63 mi WNWT — 230° SW, 63 mi WEDW — 233° SW, 8 mi WRNN — 283° WNW, 47 mi WTBY — 283° WNW, 47 mi WZME — 298° WNW, 3 mi WEPT — 299° WNW, 54 mi WNYJ — 299° WNW, 54 mi Ansonia

Point North-Northeast 21° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

21/58stations in the beam
90/220free channels
41%of what's available
The other 37 stations sit southwest of you (229°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every transmitter near Ansonia, CT

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 15° NNE 20 mi 7
WFXQ NBC 28 19° NNE 66 mi 2
WGGB ABC 40 19° NNE 66 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 19° NNE 66 mi 4
WWLP NBC 22 20° NNE 55 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 20° NNE 54 mi 3
WDMR Telemundo 14 20° NNE 55 mi 4
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 24° NNE 34 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 25° NNE 33 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 25° NNE 33 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 25° NNE 33 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 26° NNE 28 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 26° NNE 28 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 26° NNE 28 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 26° NNE 28 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 26° NNE 28 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 26° NNE 28 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 32° NNE 63 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 48° NE 8 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 48° NE 8 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 50° NE 40 mi 1
WEDN PBS 53 75° ENE 48 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 83° E 45 mi 8
WEDY PBS 65 97° E 9 mi 2
WVVH YTA TV 18 122° ESE 50 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 165° SSE 32 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 169° S 32 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 208° SSW 43 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 228° SW 61 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 228° SW 61 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 229° SW 66 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 229° SW 66 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 229° SW 66 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 229° SW 66 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 229° SW 66 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 229° SW 62 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 230° SW 63 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 230° SW 63 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 230° SW 63 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 230° SW 63 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 230° SW 63 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 230° SW 63 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 230° SW 63 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 230° SW 63 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 230° SW 63 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 230° SW 63 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 230° SW 63 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 230° SW 63 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 230° SW 63 mi 5
WDYJ Diya TV 60 230° SW 62 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 230° SW 63 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 230° SW 63 mi 1
WEDW PBS 49 233° SW 8 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 283° WNW 47 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 283° WNW 47 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 298° WNW 3 mi 5
WEPT Independent 15 299° WNW 54 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 299° WNW 54 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ansonia, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 2.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 28 miles.

For Ansonia we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Ansonia are spread across 284° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

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Before you climb the ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Ansonia. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

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