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

How to aim your TV antenna in Milford, NH

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, NH N E S W WMUR — 20° NNE, 12 mi WNEU — 21° NNE, 12 mi WPXG — 35° NE, 31 mi WENH — 43° NE, 34 mi WMEA — 46° NE, 60 mi WLEK — 119° ESE, 40 mi WCEA — 137° SE, 44 mi WHDT — 137° SE, 44 mi WHDH — 146° SE, 42 mi WFXT — 147° SSE, 42 mi WLVI — 147° SSE, 42 mi WFXZ — 147° SSE, 42 mi WYDN — 147° SSE, 42 mi WMFP — 147° SSE, 42 mi WBPX — 147° SSE, 42 mi WBTS — 147° SSE, 42 mi WGBH — 147° SSE, 42 mi WBZ — 147° SSE, 42 mi WCVB — 147° SSE, 42 mi WGBX — 147° SSE, 42 mi WSBK — 147° SSE, 42 mi WWDP — 150° SSE, 64 mi WYCN — 155° SSE, 63 mi WPRI — 163° SSE, 68 mi WNAC — 163° SSE, 68 mi WWJE — 163° SSE, 31 mi WUNI — 163° SSE, 31 mi WJAR — 163° SSE, 69 mi WPVD — 163° SSE, 69 mi WLNE — 163° SSE, 69 mi WUTF — 184° S, 33 mi WSHM — 218° SW, 61 mi WGBY — 232° SW, 64 mi WGGB — 232° SW, 64 mi WFXQ — 232° SW, 63 mi WHNH — 283° WNW, 48 mi WEKW — 293° WNW, 38 mi WVMA — 293° WNW, 38 mi WNNE — 318° NW, 58 mi Milford

Point Southeast 134° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

25/39stations in the beam
92/148free channels
62%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit west-northwest of you (300°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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, NH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WMUR ABC 9 20° NNE 12 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 21° NNE 12 mi 5
WPXG Ion 21 35° NE 31 mi 7
WENH PBS 11 43° NE 34 mi 5
WMEA PBS 26 46° NE 60 mi 6
WLEK Sports First TV 22 119° ESE 40 mi 7
WCEA Independent 26 137° SE 44 mi 4
WHDT Infomercials 3 137° SE 44 mi 1
WHDH Independent 7 146° SE 42 mi 2
WFXT FOX 25 147° SSE 42 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 147° SSE 42 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 147° SSE 42 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 147° SSE 42 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 147° SSE 42 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 147° SSE 42 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 147° SSE 42 mi 2
WGBH PBS 2 147° SSE 42 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 147° SSE 42 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 147° SSE 42 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 147° SSE 42 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 147° SSE 42 mi 7
WWDP Roar 46 150° SSE 64 mi 5
WYCN Telemundo 8 155° SSE 63 mi 4
WPRI CBS 12 163° SSE 68 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 163° SSE 68 mi 4
WWJE True Crime Network 50 163° SSE 31 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 163° SSE 31 mi 5
WJAR NBC 10 163° SSE 69 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 163° SSE 69 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 163° SSE 69 mi 4
WUTF UniMas 27 184° S 33 mi 5
WSHM CBS 33 218° SW 61 mi 7
WGBY PBS 57 232° SW 64 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 232° SW 64 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 232° SW 63 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 283° WNW 48 mi 1
WEKW PBS 11 293° WNW 38 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 293° WNW 38 mi 1
WNNE CW 31 318° NW 58 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Milford, NH?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 41 miles.

For Milford 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 Milford are spread across 287° 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.

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