Antenna aiming / Middleport, PA
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How to aim your TV antenna in Middleport, PA

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

Transmitter directions from Middleport, PA N E S W WRLD — 16° NNE, 41 mi WYOU — 21° NNE, 32 mi WBRE — 21° NNE, 32 mi WVIA — 22° NNE, 32 mi WNEP — 22° NNE, 32 mi WOLF — 22° NNE, 32 mi WSWB — 22° NNE, 51 mi WQPX — 22° NNE, 51 mi W09DJ-D — 25° NNE, 34 mi WYLN — 26° NNE, 17 mi WBPH — 109° ESE, 37 mi WLVT — 110° ESE, 37 mi WFMZ — 110° ESE, 37 mi WPPT — 110° ESE, 37 mi WPHY — 134° SE, 67 mi WCAU — 137° SE, 67 mi WPSG — 137° SE, 67 mi WUVP — 137° SE, 67 mi WGTW — 137° SE, 67 mi WPPX — 137° SE, 67 mi WPHA — 137° SE, 67 mi WFPA — 137° SE, 67 mi WTVE — 137° SE, 67 mi WZPA — 137° SE, 67 mi WPHL — 137° SE, 67 mi WHYY — 137° SE, 67 mi WTXF — 137° SE, 67 mi WDPN — 137° SE, 67 mi WELL — 137° SE, 67 mi KYW — 137° SE, 66 mi WPVI — 137° SE, 66 mi WLYH — 204° SSW, 64 mi WGAL — 209° SSW, 56 mi WHP — 236° SW, 49 mi WITF — 236° SW, 49 mi WPMT — 236° SW, 49 mi WXBU — 236° SW, 49 mi WHTM — 237° WSW, 54 mi Middleport

Point East-Southeast 107° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

21/38stations in the beam
93/157free channels
59%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit north-northwest of you (344°). 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 Middleport, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRLD Independent 43 16° NNE 41 mi 11
WYOU CBS 22 21° NNE 32 mi 4
WBRE NBC 28 21° NNE 32 mi 4
WVIA PBS 44 22° NNE 32 mi 3
WNEP ABC 16 22° NNE 32 mi 2
WOLF FOX 56 22° NNE 32 mi 5
WSWB CW 38 22° NNE 51 mi 4
WQPX Ion 64 22° NNE 51 mi 9
W09DJ-D EWTN 8 25° NNE 34 mi 1
WYLN YTA TV 35 26° NNE 17 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 109° ESE 37 mi 2
WLVT PBS 39 110° ESE 37 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 110° ESE 37 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 110° ESE 37 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 134° SE 67 mi 4
WCAU NBC 10 137° SE 67 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 137° SE 67 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 137° SE 67 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 137° SE 67 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 137° SE 67 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 137° SE 67 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 137° SE 67 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 137° SE 67 mi 4
WZPA NTD America 33 137° SE 67 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 137° SE 67 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 137° SE 67 mi 3
WTXF FOX 29 137° SE 67 mi 7
WDPN MeTV 2 137° SE 67 mi 11
WELL Daystar 45 137° SE 67 mi 1
KYW CBS 3 137° SE 66 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 137° SE 66 mi 6
WLYH Independent 49 204° SSW 64 mi 1
WGAL NBC 8 209° SSW 56 mi 6
WHP CBS 21 236° SW 49 mi 4
WITF PBS 33 236° SW 49 mi 2
WPMT FOX 43 236° SW 49 mi 2
WXBU Univision 15 236° SW 49 mi 1
WHTM ABC 27 237° WSW 54 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Middleport, PA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 17.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 37 miles.

For Middleport 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 Middleport are spread across 221° 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 Middleport. 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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