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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Chicopee, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Chicopee, MA N E S W WEKW — 10° N, 60 mi WVMA — 10° N, 60 mi WMUR — 41° NE, 75 mi WNEU — 41° NE, 75 mi WUTF — 75° ENE, 45 mi WSHM — 116° ESE, 9 mi WPXQ — 139° SE, 62 mi WEDN — 156° SSE, 50 mi WHPX — 160° SSE, 56 mi WUTH — 172° S, 33 mi WEDY — 197° SSW, 61 mi WTNH — 201° SSW, 56 mi WCTX — 201° SSW, 56 mi WRDM — 203° SSW, 36 mi WVIT — 203° SSW, 36 mi WHCT — 203° SSW, 35 mi WEDH — 203° SSW, 35 mi WTIC — 203° SSW, 35 mi WCCT — 203° SSW, 35 mi WUVN — 204° SSW, 30 mi WFSB — 204° SSW, 30 mi WWAX — 204° SSW, 30 mi WRNT — 204° SSW, 29 mi WZME — 207° SSW, 63 mi WEDW — 207° SSW, 70 mi WTXX — 209° SSW, 44 mi WHTX — 228° SW, 10 mi WWLP — 228° SW, 9 mi WDMR — 228° SW, 9 mi WGBY — 317° NW, 6 mi WGGB — 317° NW, 6 mi WNGN — 320° NW, 76 mi WFXQ — 322° NW, 7 mi WHNH — 358° N, 55 mi Chicopee

Point South-Southwest 199° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

20/34stations in the beam
81/137free channels
59%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit north-northeast of you (26°). 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 Chicopee, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEKW PBS 11 10° N 60 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 10° N 60 mi 1
WMUR ABC 9 41° NE 75 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 41° NE 75 mi 5
WUTF UniMas 27 75° ENE 45 mi 5
WSHM CBS 33 116° ESE 9 mi 7
WPXQ Ion 69 139° SE 62 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 156° SSE 50 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 160° SSE 56 mi 8
WUTH UniMas 47 172° S 33 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 197° SSW 61 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 201° SSW 56 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 201° SSW 56 mi 2
WRDM Telemundo 19 203° SSW 36 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 203° SSW 36 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 203° SSW 35 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 203° SSW 35 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 203° SSW 35 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 203° SSW 35 mi 4
WUVN Univision 18 204° SSW 30 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 204° SSW 30 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 204° SSW 30 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 204° SSW 29 mi 6
WZME Story Television 43 207° SSW 63 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 207° SSW 70 mi 1
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 209° SSW 44 mi 7
WHTX Univision 43 228° SW 10 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 228° SW 9 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 228° SW 9 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 317° NW 6 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 317° NW 6 mi 4
WNGN WGNG Radio 91.9 38 320° NW 76 mi 1
WFXQ NBC 28 322° NW 7 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 358° N 55 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Chicopee, MA?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 6.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 31 miles.

For Chicopee 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 Chicopee are spread across 272° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Chicopee. 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 Chicopee, MA, including what each station carries.

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