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

How to aim your TV antenna in Nazareth, PA

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

Transmitter directions from Nazareth, PA N E S W WNJB — 102° ESE, 44 mi WNJT — 134° SE, 47 mi W29FF-D — 135° SE, 63 mi WPHY — 172° S, 48 mi WCAU — 175° S, 50 mi WPSG — 175° S, 50 mi WUVP — 175° S, 50 mi WGTW — 175° S, 50 mi WPPX — 175° S, 50 mi WPHA — 175° S, 50 mi WFPA — 175° S, 50 mi WTVE — 175° S, 50 mi WZPA — 175° S, 50 mi WELL — 175° S, 50 mi WTXF — 175° S, 50 mi WPHL — 175° S, 50 mi WHYY — 175° S, 50 mi WDPN — 175° S, 50 mi KYW — 175° S, 50 mi WPVI — 175° S, 50 mi WBPH — 205° SSW, 14 mi WLVT — 205° SSW, 15 mi WFMZ — 205° SSW, 15 mi WPPT — 205° SSW, 15 mi WYLN — 294° WNW, 36 mi WYOU — 316° NW, 41 mi WBRE — 316° NW, 41 mi WVIA — 316° NW, 41 mi WNEP — 316° NW, 41 mi WOLF — 316° NW, 41 mi W09DJ-D — 320° NW, 40 mi WRLD — 323° NW, 49 mi WSWB — 336° NNW, 51 mi WQPX — 336° NNW, 51 mi Nazareth

Point South 176° on a compass — 63 miles of range covers this whole market

21/34stations in the beam
93/140free channels
66%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit northwest of you (325°). 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 Nazareth, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 102° ESE 44 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 134° SE 47 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 135° SE 63 mi 1
WPHY Infomercials 25 172° S 48 mi 4
WCAU NBC 10 175° S 50 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 175° S 50 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 175° S 50 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 175° S 50 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 175° S 50 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 175° S 50 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 175° S 50 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 175° S 50 mi 4
WZPA NTD America 33 175° S 50 mi 7
WELL Daystar 45 175° S 50 mi 1
WTXF FOX 29 175° S 50 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 175° S 50 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 175° S 50 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 175° S 50 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 175° S 50 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 175° S 50 mi 6
WBPH Independent 60 205° SSW 14 mi 2
WLVT PBS 39 205° SSW 15 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 205° SSW 15 mi 3
WPPT PBS 35 205° SSW 15 mi 1
WYLN YTA TV 35 294° WNW 36 mi 1
WYOU CBS 22 316° NW 41 mi 4
WBRE NBC 28 316° NW 41 mi 4
WVIA PBS 44 316° NW 41 mi 3
WNEP ABC 16 316° NW 41 mi 2
WOLF FOX 56 316° NW 41 mi 5
W09DJ-D EWTN 8 320° NW 40 mi 1
WRLD Independent 43 323° NW 49 mi 11
WSWB CW 38 336° NNW 51 mi 4
WQPX Ion 64 336° NNW 51 mi 9

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Nazareth, PA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 14.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 42 miles.

For Nazareth 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 Nazareth are spread across 234° 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 Nazareth. 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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