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

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

Transmitter directions from Bridgeport, CT N E S W WEDW — 15° NNE, 5 mi WWLP — 23° NNE, 66 mi WHTX — 23° NNE, 66 mi WDMR — 23° NNE, 66 mi WTXX — 24° NNE, 31 mi WZME — 26° NNE, 11 mi WRNT — 28° NNE, 46 mi WFSB — 28° NNE, 44 mi WWAX — 28° NNE, 44 mi WUVN — 28° NNE, 44 mi WEDH — 30° NNE, 39 mi WTIC — 30° NNE, 39 mi WCCT — 30° NNE, 39 mi WHCT — 30° NNE, 39 mi WVIT — 30° NNE, 39 mi WRDM — 30° NNE, 39 mi WSHM — 33° NNE, 75 mi WTNH — 42° NE, 20 mi WCTX — 42° NE, 20 mi WUTH — 48° NE, 51 mi WEDY — 63° ENE, 18 mi WVVH — 109° ESE, 53 mi WLNY — 145° SE, 27 mi WFTY — 149° SSE, 26 mi WLIW — 204° SSW, 32 mi WNYN — 230° SW, 50 mi WNYZ — 230° SW, 50 mi WWOR — 231° SW, 54 mi WJLP — 231° SW, 54 mi WMBQ — 231° SW, 54 mi WASA — 231° SW, 54 mi WKOB — 231° SW, 54 mi WNMF — 231° SW, 51 mi WCBS — 232° SW, 52 mi WNBC — 232° SW, 52 mi WABC — 232° SW, 52 mi WNYW — 232° SW, 52 mi WNET — 232° SW, 52 mi WXTV — 232° SW, 52 mi WPIX — 232° SW, 52 mi WNDT — 232° SW, 52 mi WPXN — 232° SW, 52 mi WDVB — 232° SW, 52 mi WFUT — 232° SW, 52 mi WXNY — 232° SW, 52 mi WDYA — 232° SW, 52 mi WDYJ — 232° SW, 51 mi WNYE — 232° SW, 51 mi WNWT — 232° SW, 51 mi WNJN — 245° WSW, 57 mi WMBC — 245° WSW, 57 mi WRNN — 297° WNW, 43 mi WTBY — 297° WNW, 43 mi WEPT — 311° NW, 54 mi WNYJ — 311° NW, 54 mi Bridgeport

Point Southwest 216° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

27/55stations in the beam
92/209free channels
44%of what's available
The other 28 stations sit north-northeast of you (28°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
13 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 Bridgeport, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEDW PBS 49 15° NNE 5 mi 1
WWLP NBC 22 23° NNE 66 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 23° NNE 66 mi 3
WDMR Telemundo 14 23° NNE 66 mi 4
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 24° NNE 31 mi 7
WZME Story Television 43 26° NNE 11 mi 5
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 28° NNE 46 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 28° NNE 44 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 28° NNE 44 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 28° NNE 44 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 30° NNE 39 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 30° NNE 39 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 30° NNE 39 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 30° NNE 39 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 30° NNE 39 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 30° NNE 39 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 33° NNE 75 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 42° NE 20 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 42° NE 20 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 48° NE 51 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 63° ENE 18 mi 2
WVVH YTA TV 18 109° ESE 53 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 145° SE 27 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 149° SSE 26 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 204° SSW 32 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 230° SW 50 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 230° SW 50 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 231° SW 54 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 231° SW 54 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 231° SW 54 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 231° SW 54 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 231° SW 54 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 231° SW 51 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 232° SW 52 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 232° SW 52 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 232° SW 52 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 232° SW 52 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 232° SW 52 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 232° SW 52 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 232° SW 52 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 232° SW 52 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 232° SW 52 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 232° SW 52 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 232° SW 52 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 232° SW 52 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 232° SW 52 mi 5
WDYJ Diya TV 60 232° SW 51 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 232° SW 51 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 232° SW 51 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 245° WSW 57 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 245° WSW 57 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 297° WNW 43 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 297° WNW 43 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 311° NW 54 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 311° NW 54 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Bridgeport, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 39 miles.

For Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport are spread across 296° 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 Bridgeport. 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 Bridgeport, CT, including what each station carries.

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