Antenna aiming / Kennett Square, PA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Kennett Square, PA

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

Transmitter directions from Kennett Square, PA N E S W WPPT — 17° NNE, 50 mi WLVT — 17° NNE, 50 mi WFMZ — 17° NNE, 50 mi WBPH — 17° NNE, 51 mi WPHY — 63° ENE, 31 mi KYW — 64° ENE, 28 mi WPVI — 64° ENE, 28 mi WDPN — 64° ENE, 28 mi WPHL — 64° ENE, 28 mi WHYY — 64° ENE, 28 mi WCAU — 65° ENE, 28 mi WPSG — 65° ENE, 28 mi WUVP — 65° ENE, 28 mi WGTW — 65° ENE, 28 mi WPPX — 65° ENE, 28 mi WPHA — 65° ENE, 28 mi WTVE — 65° ENE, 28 mi WFPA — 65° ENE, 28 mi WTXF — 65° ENE, 28 mi WZPA — 65° ENE, 28 mi WELL — 65° ENE, 28 mi WACP — 101° E, 47 mi WNJS — 101° ESE, 47 mi WMCN — 101° ESE, 47 mi WSJT — 101° ESE, 47 mi WPSJ — 101° ESE, 47 mi WMGM — 135° SE, 72 mi WMPT — 219° SW, 76 mi WQAW — 219° SW, 76 mi WWDD — 229° SW, 37 mi WMAR — 234° SW, 62 mi WBAL — 234° SW, 62 mi WJZ — 234° SW, 62 mi WBFF — 234° SW, 62 mi WNUV — 234° SW, 62 mi WUTB — 234° SW, 62 mi WMJF — 236° SW, 57 mi WLYH — 274° W, 46 mi WGAL — 284° WNW, 49 mi Kennett Square

Point East-Northeast 72° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

22/39stations in the beam
113/186free channels
61%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit west-southwest of you (250°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 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 Kennett Square, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WPPT PBS 35 17° NNE 50 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 17° NNE 50 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 17° NNE 50 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 17° NNE 51 mi 2
WPHY Infomercials 25 63° ENE 31 mi 4
KYW CBS 3 64° ENE 28 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 64° ENE 28 mi 6
WDPN MeTV 2 64° ENE 28 mi 11
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 64° ENE 28 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 64° ENE 28 mi 3
WCAU NBC 10 65° ENE 28 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 65° ENE 28 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 65° ENE 28 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 65° ENE 28 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 65° ENE 28 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 65° ENE 28 mi 4
WTVE Shop LC 51 65° ENE 28 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 65° ENE 28 mi 5
WTXF FOX 29 65° ENE 28 mi 7
WZPA NTD America 33 65° ENE 28 mi 7
WELL Daystar 45 65° ENE 28 mi 1
WACP TCT 4 101° E 47 mi 9
WNJS PBS 23 101° ESE 47 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 101° ESE 47 mi 3
WSJT Classic Shows 15 101° ESE 47 mi 8
WPSJ Infomercials 8 101° ESE 47 mi 7
WMGM True Crime Network 40 135° SE 72 mi 3
WMPT PBS 22 219° SW 76 mi 5
WQAW Jewelry TV 69 219° SW 76 mi 12
WWDD Daystar 49 229° SW 37 mi 1
WMAR ABC 2 234° SW 62 mi 9
WBAL NBC 11 234° SW 62 mi 7
WJZ CBS 13 234° SW 62 mi 6
WBFF FOX 45 234° SW 62 mi 3
WNUV CW 54 234° SW 62 mi 4
WUTB Roar 24 234° SW 62 mi 1
WMJF MeTV Toons 39 236° SW 57 mi 7
WLYH Independent 49 274° W 46 mi 1
WGAL NBC 8 284° WNW 49 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Kennett Square, PA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 27.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 29 miles.

For Kennett Square 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 Kennett Square are spread across 267° 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 Kennett Square. 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.

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