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

How to aim your TV antenna in Milford, PA

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, PA N E S W WNYJ — 59° ENE, 53 mi WEPT — 59° ENE, 53 mi WTBY — 77° ENE, 49 mi WRNN — 77° ENE, 49 mi WNYZ — 130° SE, 63 mi WNYN — 130° SE, 63 mi WDYJ — 130° SE, 62 mi WNMF — 130° SE, 62 mi WNWT — 131° SE, 61 mi WNYE — 131° SE, 61 mi WCBS — 131° SE, 61 mi WNBC — 131° SE, 61 mi WABC — 131° SE, 61 mi WNYW — 131° SE, 61 mi WNET — 131° SE, 61 mi WXTV — 131° SE, 61 mi WPIX — 131° SE, 61 mi WNDT — 131° SE, 61 mi WPXN — 131° SE, 61 mi WDVB — 131° SE, 61 mi WFUT — 131° SE, 61 mi WXNY — 131° SE, 61 mi WDYA — 131° SE, 61 mi WNJN — 133° SE, 48 mi WMBC — 133° SE, 48 mi WJLP — 133° SE, 62 mi WMBQ — 133° SE, 62 mi WASA — 133° SE, 62 mi WKOB — 133° SE, 62 mi WWOR — 134° SE, 62 mi WNYX — 138° SE, 49 mi WNJU — 138° SE, 49 mi WNJB — 158° SSE, 53 mi WBPH — 209° SSW, 61 mi WLVT — 209° SSW, 61 mi WFMZ — 209° SSW, 61 mi WPPT — 209° SSW, 61 mi WVIA — 259° W, 53 mi WNEP — 259° W, 53 mi WOLF — 259° W, 53 mi W09DJ-D — 260° W, 50 mi WQPX — 279° W, 45 mi WSWB — 279° W, 45 mi Milford

Point East-Southeast 104° on a compass — 63 miles of range covers this whole market

28/43stations in the beam
97/139free channels
70%of what's available
The other 15 stations sit southwest of you (220°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
17 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, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 59° ENE 53 mi 3
WEPT Independent 15 59° ENE 53 mi 1
WTBY TBN 54 77° ENE 49 mi 4
WRNN Shop LC 48 77° ENE 49 mi 5
WNYZ Independent 6 130° SE 63 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 130° SE 63 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 130° SE 62 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 130° SE 62 mi 1
WNWT Story Television 37 131° SE 61 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 131° SE 61 mi 3
WCBS CBS 2 131° SE 61 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 131° SE 61 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 131° SE 61 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 131° SE 61 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 131° SE 61 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 131° SE 61 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 131° SE 61 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 131° SE 61 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 131° SE 61 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 131° SE 61 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 131° SE 61 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 131° SE 61 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 131° SE 61 mi 5
WNJN PBS 50 133° SE 48 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 133° SE 48 mi 8
WJLP MeTV 33 133° SE 62 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 133° SE 62 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 133° SE 62 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 133° SE 62 mi 4
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 134° SE 62 mi 3
WNYX Infomercials 34 138° SE 49 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 138° SE 49 mi 2
WNJB PBS 58 158° SSE 53 mi 1
WBPH Independent 60 209° SSW 61 mi 2
WLVT PBS 39 209° SSW 61 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 209° SSW 61 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 209° SSW 61 mi 1
WVIA PBS 44 259° W 53 mi 3
WNEP ABC 16 259° W 53 mi 2
WOLF FOX 56 259° W 53 mi 5
W09DJ-D EWTN 8 260° W 50 mi 1
WQPX Ion 64 279° W 45 mi 9
WSWB CW 38 279° W 45 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Milford, PA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 44.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 53 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 220° 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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