Antenna aiming / Belchertown, MA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Belchertown, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Belchertown, MA N E S W WEKW — 2° N, 52 mi WVMA — 2° N, 52 mi WMUR — 40° NE, 64 mi WNEU — 40° NE, 64 mi WWJE — 81° E, 47 mi WUNI — 81° E, 47 mi WUTF — 84° E, 35 mi WPXQ — 150° SSE, 63 mi WEDN — 167° SSE, 54 mi WHPX — 170° S, 61 mi WSHM — 183° S, 11 mi WUTH — 186° S, 40 mi WEDY — 202° SSW, 71 mi WTNH — 206° SSW, 66 mi WCTX — 206° SSW, 66 mi WRDM — 209° SSW, 46 mi WVIT — 209° SSW, 46 mi WHCT — 209° SSW, 46 mi WEDH — 209° SSW, 46 mi WTIC — 209° SSW, 46 mi WCCT — 209° SSW, 46 mi WZME — 210° SSW, 73 mi WUVN — 211° SSW, 41 mi WFSB — 211° SSW, 41 mi WWAX — 211° SSW, 41 mi WRNT — 211° SSW, 39 mi WTXX — 213° SSW, 54 mi WHTX — 229° SW, 21 mi WWLP — 229° SW, 21 mi WDMR — 229° SW, 21 mi WGBY — 258° WSW, 13 mi WGGB — 258° WSW, 13 mi WFXQ — 261° W, 13 mi WHNH — 348° NNW, 49 mi Belchertown

Point South-Southwest 199° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

21/34stations in the beam
95/141free channels
67%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit northeast of you (37°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Belchertown, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEKW PBS 11 2° N 52 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 2° N 52 mi 1
WMUR ABC 9 40° NE 64 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 40° NE 64 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 81° E 47 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 81° E 47 mi 5
WUTF UniMas 27 84° E 35 mi 5
WPXQ Ion 69 150° SSE 63 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 167° SSE 54 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 170° S 61 mi 8
WSHM CBS 33 183° S 11 mi 7
WUTH UniMas 47 186° S 40 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 202° SSW 71 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 206° SSW 66 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 206° SSW 66 mi 2
WRDM Telemundo 19 209° SSW 46 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 209° SSW 46 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 209° SSW 46 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 209° SSW 46 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 209° SSW 46 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 209° SSW 46 mi 4
WZME Story Television 43 210° SSW 73 mi 5
WUVN Univision 18 211° SSW 41 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 211° SSW 41 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 211° SSW 41 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 211° SSW 39 mi 6
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 213° SSW 54 mi 7
WHTX Univision 43 229° SW 21 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 229° SW 21 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 229° SW 21 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 258° WSW 13 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 258° WSW 13 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 261° W 13 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 348° NNW 49 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Belchertown, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 11.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 40 miles.

For Belchertown 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 Belchertown are spread across 273° 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 Belchertown. 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.

See every channel available in Belchertown, MA, including what each station carries.

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