Antenna aiming / Coventry, CT
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Coventry, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Coventry, CT N E S W WUTF — 40° NE, 50 mi WWJE — 46° NE, 60 mi WUNI — 46° NE, 60 mi WPXQ — 125° SE, 35 mi WEDN — 154° SSE, 20 mi WHPX — 164° SSE, 26 mi WVVH — 176° S, 57 mi WLNY — 206° SSW, 68 mi WFTY — 207° SSW, 69 mi WEDY — 223° SW, 43 mi WEDW — 232° SW, 56 mi WTNH — 232° SW, 40 mi WCTX — 232° SW, 40 mi WUTH — 234° SW, 9 mi WZME — 234° SW, 49 mi WTXX — 251° WSW, 35 mi WRDM — 258° WSW, 26 mi WVIT — 258° WSW, 26 mi WHCT — 258° WSW, 26 mi WEDH — 258° WSW, 26 mi WTIC — 258° WSW, 26 mi WCCT — 258° WSW, 26 mi WUVN — 269° W, 24 mi WFSB — 269° W, 24 mi WWAX — 269° W, 24 mi WRNT — 272° W, 24 mi WHTX — 318° NW, 28 mi WWLP — 318° NW, 28 mi WDMR — 318° NW, 28 mi WGGB — 334° NNW, 35 mi WGBY — 334° NNW, 35 mi WFXQ — 334° NNW, 36 mi WSHM — 351° N, 24 mi Coventry

Point West-Southwest 243° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

17/33stations in the beam
70/143free channels
49%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit north-northwest of you (347°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Coventry, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUTF UniMas 27 40° NE 50 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 46° NE 60 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 46° NE 60 mi 5
WPXQ Ion 69 125° SE 35 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 154° SSE 20 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 164° SSE 26 mi 8
WVVH YTA TV 18 176° S 57 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 206° SSW 68 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 207° SSW 69 mi 6
WEDY PBS 65 223° SW 43 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 232° SW 56 mi 1
WTNH ABC 8 232° SW 40 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 232° SW 40 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 234° SW 9 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 234° SW 49 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 251° WSW 35 mi 7
WRDM Telemundo 19 258° WSW 26 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 258° WSW 26 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 258° WSW 26 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 258° WSW 26 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 258° WSW 26 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 258° WSW 26 mi 4
WUVN Univision 18 269° W 24 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 269° W 24 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 269° W 24 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 272° W 24 mi 6
WHTX Univision 43 318° NW 28 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 318° NW 28 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 318° NW 28 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 334° NNW 35 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 334° NNW 35 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 334° NNW 36 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 351° N 24 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Coventry, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 26 miles.

For Coventry 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 Coventry are spread across 281° 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 Coventry. 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 Coventry, CT, including what each station carries.

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