Antenna aiming / Milford, CT
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Milford, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Milford, CT N E S W WTXX — 8° N, 28 mi WHTX — 17° NNE, 63 mi WWLP — 17° NNE, 63 mi WDMR — 17° NNE, 63 mi WRNT — 18° NNE, 42 mi WFSB — 18° NNE, 41 mi WWAX — 18° NNE, 41 mi WUVN — 18° NNE, 41 mi WEDH — 19° NNE, 36 mi WTIC — 19° NNE, 36 mi WCCT — 19° NNE, 36 mi WHCT — 19° NNE, 36 mi WVIT — 19° NNE, 35 mi WRDM — 19° NNE, 35 mi WTNH — 20° NNE, 15 mi WCTX — 20° NNE, 15 mi WSHM — 28° NNE, 71 mi WUTH — 41° NE, 45 mi WEDY — 44° NE, 11 mi WEDN — 65° ENE, 50 mi WHPX — 72° ENE, 46 mi WVVH — 113° ESE, 45 mi WLNY — 162° SSE, 23 mi WFTY — 167° SSE, 23 mi WLIW — 215° SW, 36 mi WNYN — 236° SW, 57 mi WNYZ — 236° SW, 57 mi WWOR — 236° SW, 61 mi WJLP — 236° SW, 61 mi WMBQ — 236° SW, 61 mi WASA — 236° SW, 61 mi WKOB — 236° SW, 61 mi WNMF — 237° WSW, 57 mi WCBS — 237° WSW, 58 mi WNBC — 237° WSW, 58 mi WABC — 237° WSW, 58 mi WNYW — 237° WSW, 58 mi WNET — 237° WSW, 58 mi WXTV — 237° WSW, 58 mi WPIX — 237° WSW, 58 mi WNDT — 237° WSW, 58 mi WPXN — 237° WSW, 58 mi WDVB — 237° WSW, 58 mi WFUT — 237° WSW, 58 mi WXNY — 237° WSW, 58 mi WDYA — 237° WSW, 58 mi WDYJ — 237° WSW, 57 mi WNYE — 237° WSW, 58 mi WNWT — 237° WSW, 58 mi WRNN — 292° WNW, 50 mi WTBY — 292° WNW, 50 mi WEDW — 302° WNW, 8 mi WEPT — 306° NW, 60 mi WNYJ — 306° NW, 60 mi WZME — 343° NNW, 11 mi Milford

Point West 263° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

26/55stations in the beam
88/210free channels
42%of what's available
The other 29 stations sit north-northeast of you (20°). 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 Milford, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 8° N 28 mi 7
WHTX Univision 43 17° NNE 63 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 17° NNE 63 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 17° NNE 63 mi 4
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 18° NNE 42 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 18° NNE 41 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 18° NNE 41 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 18° NNE 41 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 19° NNE 36 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 19° NNE 36 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 19° NNE 36 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 19° NNE 36 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 19° NNE 35 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 19° NNE 35 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 20° NNE 15 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 20° NNE 15 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 28° NNE 71 mi 7
WUTH UniMas 47 41° NE 45 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 44° NE 11 mi 2
WEDN PBS 53 65° ENE 50 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 72° ENE 46 mi 8
WVVH YTA TV 18 113° ESE 45 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 162° SSE 23 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 167° SSE 23 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 215° SW 36 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 236° SW 57 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 236° SW 57 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 236° SW 61 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 236° SW 61 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 236° SW 61 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 236° SW 61 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 236° SW 61 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 237° WSW 57 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 237° WSW 58 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 237° WSW 58 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 237° WSW 58 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 237° WSW 58 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 237° WSW 58 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 237° WSW 58 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 237° WSW 58 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 237° WSW 58 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 237° WSW 58 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 237° WSW 58 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 237° WSW 58 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 237° WSW 58 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 237° WSW 58 mi 5
WDYJ Diya TV 60 237° WSW 57 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 237° WSW 58 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 237° WSW 58 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 292° WNW 50 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 292° WNW 50 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 302° WNW 8 mi 1
WEPT Independent 15 306° NW 60 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 306° NW 60 mi 3
WZME Story Television 43 343° NNW 11 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Milford, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 36 miles.

For Milford 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 Milford are spread across 305° 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 Milford. 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 Milford, CT, including what each station carries.

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