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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Hatboro, PA

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

Transmitter directions from Hatboro, PA N E S W WNJN — 45° NE, 67 mi WMBC — 45° NE, 67 mi WNJB — 46° NE, 44 mi WNJU — 46° NE, 62 mi WNYX — 46° NE, 62 mi WNJT — 72° ENE, 23 mi W29FF-D — 98° E, 33 mi WWSI — 133° SE, 55 mi WACP — 155° SSE, 34 mi WNJS — 156° SSE, 34 mi WMCN — 156° SSE, 34 mi WSJT — 156° SSE, 34 mi WPSJ — 156° SSE, 34 mi WPHY — 212° SSW, 8 mi WELL — 216° SW, 12 mi WZPA — 216° SW, 12 mi WCAU — 216° SW, 12 mi WPSG — 216° SW, 12 mi WUVP — 216° SW, 12 mi WGTW — 216° SW, 12 mi WPPX — 216° SW, 12 mi WPHA — 216° SW, 12 mi WFPA — 216° SW, 12 mi WTVE — 216° SW, 12 mi WTXF — 216° SW, 12 mi WPHL — 217° SW, 12 mi WHYY — 217° SW, 12 mi WDPN — 217° SW, 12 mi KYW — 218° SW, 12 mi WPVI — 218° SW, 12 mi WYLN — 321° NW, 71 mi WPPT — 327° NNW, 32 mi WLVT — 327° NNW, 32 mi WFMZ — 327° NNW, 32 mi WBPH — 327° NNW, 32 mi Hatboro

Point South 188° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

17/35stations in the beam
85/141free channels
60%of what's available
The other 18 stations sit east-northeast of you (65°). 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 Hatboro, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJN PBS 50 45° NE 67 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 45° NE 67 mi 8
WNJB PBS 58 46° NE 44 mi 1
WNJU Telemundo 47 46° NE 62 mi 2
WNYX Infomercials 34 46° NE 62 mi 3
WNJT PBS 52 72° ENE 23 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 98° E 33 mi 1
WWSI Telemundo 62 133° SE 55 mi 2
WACP TCT 4 155° SSE 34 mi 9
WNJS PBS 23 156° SSE 34 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 156° SSE 34 mi 3
WSJT Classic Shows 15 156° SSE 34 mi 8
WPSJ Infomercials 8 156° SSE 34 mi 7
WPHY Infomercials 25 212° SSW 8 mi 4
WELL Daystar 45 216° SW 12 mi 1
WZPA NTD America 33 216° SW 12 mi 7
WCAU NBC 10 216° SW 12 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 216° SW 12 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 216° SW 12 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 216° SW 12 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 216° SW 12 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 216° SW 12 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 216° SW 12 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 216° SW 12 mi 4
WTXF FOX 29 216° SW 12 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 217° SW 12 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 217° SW 12 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 217° SW 12 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 218° SW 12 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 218° SW 12 mi 6
WYLN YTA TV 35 321° NW 71 mi 1
WPPT PBS 35 327° NNW 32 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 327° NNW 32 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 327° NNW 32 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 327° NNW 32 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Hatboro, PA?

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

The nearest transmitter is 8.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 12 miles.

For Hatboro we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Hatboro are spread across 257° 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 Hatboro. 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 Hatboro, PA, including what each station carries.

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