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

How to aim your TV antenna in Hyde Park, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Hyde Park, MA N E S W WHDT — 19° NNE, 7 mi WLEK — 21° NNE, 20 mi WCEA — 22° NNE, 7 mi WDPX — 134° SE, 56 mi WLWC — 163° SSE, 35 mi WWDP — 166° SSE, 17 mi WYCN — 184° S, 18 mi WPRI — 197° SSW, 27 mi WNAC — 197° SSW, 27 mi WJAR — 197° SSW, 28 mi WPVD — 197° SSW, 28 mi WLNE — 197° SSW, 28 mi WPXQ — 213° SSW, 62 mi WUTF — 281° W, 31 mi WUNI — 296° WNW, 21 mi WWJE — 296° WNW, 21 mi WBTS — 304° NW, 7 mi WGBH — 304° NW, 7 mi WBZ — 304° NW, 7 mi WCVB — 304° NW, 7 mi WGBX — 304° NW, 7 mi WSBK — 304° NW, 7 mi WFXT — 305° NW, 6 mi WLVI — 305° NW, 6 mi WFXZ — 306° NW, 6 mi WYDN — 306° NW, 6 mi WMFP — 306° NW, 6 mi WBPX — 306° NW, 6 mi WHDH — 310° NW, 6 mi WMUR — 335° NNW, 56 mi WNEU — 335° NNW, 56 mi WPXG — 351° N, 65 mi WENH — 356° N, 64 mi Hyde Park

Point Northwest 322° on a compass — 65 miles of range covers this whole market

18/33stations in the beam
66/127free channels
52%of what's available
The other 15 stations sit south of you (189°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
10 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 Hyde Park, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WHDT Infomercials 3 19° NNE 7 mi 1
WLEK Sports First TV 22 21° NNE 20 mi 7
WCEA Independent 26 22° NNE 7 mi 4
WDPX Grit 58 134° SE 56 mi 1
WLWC Bounce TV 28 163° SSE 35 mi 1
WWDP Roar 46 166° SSE 17 mi 5
WYCN Telemundo 8 184° S 18 mi 4
WPRI CBS 12 197° SSW 27 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 197° SSW 27 mi 4
WJAR NBC 10 197° SSW 28 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 197° SSW 28 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 197° SSW 28 mi 4
WPXQ Ion 69 213° SSW 62 mi 8
WUTF UniMas 27 281° W 31 mi 5
WUNI Univision 66 296° WNW 21 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 296° WNW 21 mi 1
WBTS NBC 15 304° NW 7 mi 2
WGBH PBS 2 304° NW 7 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 304° NW 7 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 304° NW 7 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 304° NW 7 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 304° NW 7 mi 7
WFXT FOX 25 305° NW 6 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 305° NW 6 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 306° NW 6 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 306° NW 6 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 306° NW 6 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 306° NW 6 mi 7
WHDH Independent 7 310° NW 6 mi 2
WMUR ABC 9 335° NNW 56 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 335° NNW 56 mi 5
WPXG Ion 21 351° N 65 mi 7
WENH PBS 11 356° N 64 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Hyde Park, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 5.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 7 miles.

For Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park are spread across 248° 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 Hyde Park. 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 Hyde Park, MA, including what each station carries.

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