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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Lock Haven, PA

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

Transmitter directions from Lock Haven, PA N E S W WENY — 19° NNE, 63 mi WJKP — 19° NNE, 63 mi WYDC — 19° NNE, 63 mi WSKA — 19° NNE, 63 mi WETM — 29° NNE, 65 mi WQMY — 107° ESE, 20 mi WITF — 154° SSE, 72 mi WPMT — 154° SSE, 72 mi WHP — 154° SSE, 72 mi WXBU — 154° SSE, 72 mi WHTM — 157° SSE, 73 mi WHVL — 226° SW, 36 mi WTAJ — 226° SW, 71 mi WKBS — 226° SW, 70 mi WATM — 226° SW, 71 mi WPSU — 258° WSW, 51 mi Lock Haven

Point Southwest 228° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

5/16stations in the beam
21/56free channels
38%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit east of you (92°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
2 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 Lock Haven, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WENY ABC 36 19° NNE 63 mi 4
WJKP MyNetworkTV 39 19° NNE 63 mi 1
WYDC FOX 48 19° NNE 63 mi 6
WSKA PBS 30 19° NNE 63 mi 4
WETM NBC 18 29° NNE 65 mi 4
WQMY MyNetworkTV 53 107° ESE 20 mi 3
WITF PBS 33 154° SSE 72 mi 2
WPMT FOX 43 154° SSE 72 mi 2
WHP CBS 21 154° SSE 72 mi 4
WXBU Univision 15 154° SSE 72 mi 1
WHTM ABC 27 157° SSE 73 mi 4
WHVL MyNetworkTV 29 226° SW 36 mi 2
WTAJ CBS 10 226° SW 71 mi 4
WKBS Cornerstone 47 226° SW 70 mi 8
WATM ABC 23 226° SW 71 mi 3
WPSU PBS 3 258° WSW 51 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Lock Haven, PA?

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

The nearest transmitter is 19.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 71 miles.

For Lock Haven we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Lock Haven are spread across 238° 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 Lock Haven. 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 Lock Haven, PA, including what each station carries.

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