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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Merrimack, NH

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

Transmitter directions from Merrimack, NH N E S W WPXG — 24° NNE, 25 mi WMTW — 29° NNE, 78 mi WENH — 35° NE, 27 mi WMEA — 43° NE, 53 mi WLEK — 129° SE, 35 mi WCEA — 147° SSE, 42 mi WHDT — 148° SSE, 41 mi WWDP — 157° SSE, 63 mi WHDH — 158° SSE, 41 mi WFXT — 158° SSE, 41 mi WLVI — 158° SSE, 41 mi WFXZ — 158° SSE, 41 mi WYDN — 158° SSE, 41 mi WMFP — 158° SSE, 41 mi WBPX — 158° SSE, 41 mi WBTS — 159° SSE, 40 mi WGBH — 159° SSE, 40 mi WBZ — 159° SSE, 40 mi WCVB — 159° SSE, 40 mi WGBX — 159° SSE, 40 mi WSBK — 159° SSE, 40 mi WYCN — 162° SSE, 62 mi WPRI — 170° S, 69 mi WNAC — 170° S, 69 mi WJAR — 170° S, 69 mi WPVD — 170° S, 69 mi WLNE — 170° S, 69 mi WWJE — 178° S, 33 mi WUNI — 178° S, 33 mi WUTF — 196° SSW, 37 mi WSHM — 222° SW, 68 mi WEKW — 286° WNW, 45 mi WVMA — 286° WNW, 45 mi WNNE — 311° NW, 62 mi WMUR — 338° NNW, 10 mi WNEU — 338° NNW, 10 mi Merrimack

Point South-Southeast 148° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

25/36stations in the beam
92/143free channels
64%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit north-northwest of you (335°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
11 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 Merrimack, NH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WPXG Ion 21 24° NNE 25 mi 7
WMTW ABC 8 29° NNE 78 mi 6
WENH PBS 11 35° NE 27 mi 5
WMEA PBS 26 43° NE 53 mi 6
WLEK Sports First TV 22 129° SE 35 mi 7
WCEA Independent 26 147° SSE 42 mi 4
WHDT Infomercials 3 148° SSE 41 mi 1
WWDP Roar 46 157° SSE 63 mi 5
WHDH Independent 7 158° SSE 41 mi 2
WFXT FOX 25 158° SSE 41 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 158° SSE 41 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 158° SSE 41 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 158° SSE 41 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 158° SSE 41 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 158° SSE 41 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 159° SSE 40 mi 2
WGBH PBS 2 159° SSE 40 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 159° SSE 40 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 159° SSE 40 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 159° SSE 40 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 159° SSE 40 mi 7
WYCN Telemundo 8 162° SSE 62 mi 4
WPRI CBS 12 170° S 69 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 170° S 69 mi 4
WJAR NBC 10 170° S 69 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 170° S 69 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 170° S 69 mi 4
WWJE True Crime Network 50 178° S 33 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 178° S 33 mi 5
WUTF UniMas 27 196° SSW 37 mi 5
WSHM CBS 33 222° SW 68 mi 7
WEKW PBS 11 286° WNW 45 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 286° WNW 45 mi 1
WNNE CW 31 311° NW 62 mi 1
WMUR ABC 9 338° NNW 10 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 338° NNW 10 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Merrimack, NH?

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

The nearest transmitter is 9.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 41 miles.

For Merrimack 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 Merrimack are spread across 273° 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 Merrimack. 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 Merrimack, NH, including what each station carries.

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