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

How to aim your TV antenna in New Haven, CT

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

Transmitter directions from New Haven, CT N E S W WEDH — 10° N, 27 mi WTIC — 10° N, 27 mi WCCT — 10° N, 27 mi WHCT — 10° N, 27 mi WVIT — 10° N, 27 mi WRDM — 10° N, 27 mi WFSB — 11° N, 32 mi WWAX — 11° N, 32 mi WRNT — 11° NNE, 34 mi WUVN — 12° NNE, 32 mi WHTX — 12° NNE, 54 mi WWLP — 12° NNE, 54 mi WDMR — 12° NNE, 54 mi WGGB — 13° NNE, 65 mi WGBY — 13° NNE, 65 mi WFXQ — 13° NNE, 66 mi WSHM — 25° NNE, 62 mi WUTH — 41° NE, 36 mi WEDY — 51° NE, 1 mi WEDN — 70° ENE, 42 mi WHPX — 79° E, 38 mi WVVH — 125° SE, 43 mi WLNY — 179° S, 29 mi WFTY — 183° S, 30 mi WLIW — 217° SW, 46 mi WEDW — 259° W, 14 mi WZME — 288° WNW, 10 mi WTNH — 350° N, 7 mi WCTX — 350° N, 7 mi WTXX — 354° N, 21 mi New Haven

Point North 11° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

21/30stations in the beam
90/128free channels
70%of what's available
The other 9 stations sit south-southeast of you (156°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Haven, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEDH PBS 24 10° N 27 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 10° N 27 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 10° N 27 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 10° N 27 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 10° N 27 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 10° N 27 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 11° N 32 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 11° N 32 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 11° NNE 34 mi 6
WUVN Univision 18 12° NNE 32 mi 2
WHTX Univision 43 12° NNE 54 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 12° NNE 54 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 12° NNE 54 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 13° NNE 65 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 13° NNE 65 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 13° NNE 66 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 25° NNE 62 mi 7
WUTH UniMas 47 41° NE 36 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 51° NE 1 mi 2
WEDN PBS 53 70° ENE 42 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 79° E 38 mi 8
WVVH YTA TV 18 125° SE 43 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 179° S 29 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 183° S 30 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 217° SW 46 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 259° W 14 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 288° WNW 10 mi 5
WTNH ABC 8 350° N 7 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 350° N 7 mi 2
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 354° N 21 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in New Haven, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 1.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 28 miles.

For New Haven 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 Haven are spread across 298° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Haven. 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 New Haven, CT, including what each station carries.

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