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

How to aim your TV antenna in Orange, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Orange, CT N E S W WTXX — 7° N, 23 mi WGGB — 16° NNE, 69 mi WFXQ — 16° NNE, 70 mi WGBY — 16° NNE, 69 mi WHTX — 17° NNE, 58 mi WWLP — 17° NNE, 58 mi WDMR — 17° NNE, 58 mi WRNT — 18° NNE, 37 mi WFSB — 19° NNE, 36 mi WWAX — 19° NNE, 36 mi WUVN — 19° NNE, 36 mi WEDH — 19° NNE, 31 mi WTIC — 19° NNE, 31 mi WCCT — 19° NNE, 31 mi WHCT — 19° NNE, 31 mi WVIT — 19° NNE, 31 mi WRDM — 19° NNE, 31 mi WTNH — 22° NNE, 10 mi WCTX — 22° NNE, 10 mi WSHM — 29° NNE, 66 mi WUTH — 44° NE, 41 mi WEDY — 63° ENE, 7 mi WEDN — 69° ENE, 48 mi WHPX — 78° ENE, 44 mi WVVH — 119° ESE, 46 mi WLNY — 168° SSE, 27 mi WFTY — 172° S, 27 mi WLIW — 213° SSW, 41 mi WNYN — 233° SW, 60 mi WNYZ — 233° SW, 60 mi WWOR — 233° SW, 65 mi WJLP — 233° SW, 65 mi WMBQ — 233° SW, 65 mi WASA — 233° SW, 65 mi WKOB — 233° SW, 65 mi WNMF — 234° SW, 61 mi WCBS — 234° SW, 62 mi WNBC — 234° SW, 62 mi WABC — 234° SW, 62 mi WNYW — 234° SW, 62 mi WNET — 234° SW, 62 mi WXTV — 234° SW, 62 mi WPIX — 234° SW, 62 mi WNDT — 234° SW, 62 mi WPXN — 234° SW, 62 mi WDVB — 234° SW, 62 mi WFUT — 234° SW, 62 mi WXNY — 234° SW, 62 mi WDYA — 234° SW, 62 mi WDYJ — 234° SW, 61 mi WNYE — 234° SW, 62 mi WNWT — 234° SW, 62 mi WEDW — 268° W, 8 mi WRNN — 287° WNW, 50 mi WTBY — 287° WNW, 50 mi WEPT — 301° WNW, 58 mi WNYJ — 301° WNW, 58 mi WZME — 321° NW, 7 mi Orange

Point Northeast 34° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

22/58stations in the beam
92/220free channels
42%of what's available
The other 36 stations sit west-southwest of you (236°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
14 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 Orange, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 7° N 23 mi 7
WGGB ABC 40 16° NNE 69 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 16° NNE 70 mi 2
WGBY PBS 57 16° NNE 69 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 17° NNE 58 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 17° NNE 58 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 17° NNE 58 mi 4
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 18° NNE 37 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 19° NNE 36 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 19° NNE 36 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 19° NNE 36 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 19° NNE 31 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 19° NNE 31 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 19° NNE 31 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 19° NNE 31 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 19° NNE 31 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 19° NNE 31 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 22° NNE 10 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 22° NNE 10 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 29° NNE 66 mi 7
WUTH UniMas 47 44° NE 41 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 63° ENE 7 mi 2
WEDN PBS 53 69° ENE 48 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 78° ENE 44 mi 8
WVVH YTA TV 18 119° ESE 46 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 168° SSE 27 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 172° S 27 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 213° SSW 41 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 233° SW 60 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 233° SW 60 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 233° SW 65 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 233° SW 65 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 233° SW 65 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 233° SW 65 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 233° SW 65 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 234° SW 61 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 234° SW 62 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 234° SW 62 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 234° SW 62 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 234° SW 62 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 234° SW 62 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 234° SW 62 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 234° SW 62 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 234° SW 62 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 234° SW 62 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 234° SW 62 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 234° SW 62 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 234° SW 62 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 234° SW 62 mi 5
WDYJ Diya TV 60 234° SW 61 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 234° SW 62 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 234° SW 62 mi 1
WEDW PBS 49 268° W 8 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 287° WNW 50 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 287° WNW 50 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 301° WNW 58 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 301° WNW 58 mi 3
WZME Story Television 43 321° NW 7 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Orange, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 7.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 31 miles.

For Orange 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 Orange are spread across 311° 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 Orange. 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 Orange, CT, including what each station carries.

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