Antenna aiming / New Fairfield, CT
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How to aim your TV antenna in New Fairfield, CT

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

Transmitter directions from New Fairfield, CT N E S W WFXQ — 39° NE, 68 mi WGGB — 39° NE, 68 mi WGBY — 39° NE, 68 mi WDMR — 44° NE, 58 mi WWLP — 44° NE, 58 mi WHTX — 44° NE, 58 mi WRNT — 59° ENE, 42 mi WFSB — 60° ENE, 40 mi WWAX — 60° ENE, 40 mi WUVN — 61° ENE, 41 mi WEDH — 66° ENE, 37 mi WTIC — 66° ENE, 37 mi WCCT — 66° ENE, 37 mi WHCT — 66° ENE, 37 mi WVIT — 66° ENE, 37 mi WRDM — 66° ENE, 37 mi WTXX — 71° ENE, 28 mi WTNH — 99° E, 28 mi WCTX — 99° E, 28 mi WEDY — 110° ESE, 32 mi WZME — 114° ESE, 21 mi WEDW — 132° SE, 21 mi WLNY — 144° SE, 51 mi WFTY — 146° SE, 50 mi WLIW — 178° S, 48 mi WNYZ — 205° SSW, 56 mi WNYN — 205° SSW, 56 mi WNMF — 206° SSW, 57 mi WDYJ — 207° SSW, 56 mi WCBS — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNBC — 207° SSW, 57 mi WABC — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNYW — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNET — 207° SSW, 57 mi WXTV — 207° SSW, 57 mi WPIX — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNDT — 207° SSW, 57 mi WPXN — 207° SSW, 57 mi WDVB — 207° SSW, 57 mi WFUT — 207° SSW, 57 mi WXNY — 207° SSW, 57 mi WDYA — 207° SSW, 57 mi WWOR — 207° SSW, 60 mi WJLP — 207° SSW, 60 mi WMBQ — 207° SSW, 60 mi WASA — 207° SSW, 60 mi WKOB — 207° SSW, 60 mi WNWT — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNYE — 207° SSW, 57 mi WNYX — 220° SW, 62 mi WNJU — 220° SW, 62 mi WNJN — 221° SW, 57 mi WMBC — 221° SW, 57 mi WRNN — 270° W, 24 mi WTBY — 270° W, 24 mi WEPT — 301° WNW, 31 mi WNYJ — 301° WNW, 31 mi New Fairfield

Point South 191° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

29/57stations in the beam
97/212free channels
46%of what's available
The other 28 stations sit east-northeast of you (67°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 New Fairfield, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFXQ NBC 28 39° NE 68 mi 2
WGGB ABC 40 39° NE 68 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 39° NE 68 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 44° NE 58 mi 4
WWLP NBC 22 44° NE 58 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 44° NE 58 mi 3
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 59° ENE 42 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 60° ENE 40 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 60° ENE 40 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 61° ENE 41 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 66° ENE 37 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 66° ENE 37 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 66° ENE 37 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 66° ENE 37 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 66° ENE 37 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 66° ENE 37 mi 2
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 71° ENE 28 mi 7
WTNH ABC 8 99° E 28 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 99° E 28 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 110° ESE 32 mi 2
WZME Story Television 43 114° ESE 21 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 132° SE 21 mi 1
WLNY Independent 55 144° SE 51 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 146° SE 50 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 178° S 48 mi 4
WNYZ Independent 6 205° SSW 56 mi 1
WNYN Independent 39 205° SSW 56 mi 1
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 206° SSW 57 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 207° SSW 56 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 207° SSW 57 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 207° SSW 57 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 207° SSW 57 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 207° SSW 57 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 207° SSW 57 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 207° SSW 57 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 207° SSW 57 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 207° SSW 57 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 207° SSW 57 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 207° SSW 57 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 207° SSW 57 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 207° SSW 57 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 207° SSW 57 mi 5
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 207° SSW 60 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 207° SSW 60 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 207° SSW 60 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 207° SSW 60 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 207° SSW 60 mi 4
WNWT Story Television 37 207° SSW 57 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 207° SSW 57 mi 3
WNYX Infomercials 34 220° SW 62 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 220° SW 62 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 221° SW 57 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 221° SW 57 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 270° W 24 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 270° W 24 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 301° WNW 31 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 301° WNW 31 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in New Fairfield, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 21.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 33 miles.

For New Fairfield 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 New Fairfield are spread across 262° 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 New Fairfield. 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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