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

How to aim your TV antenna in Oxford, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Oxford, CT N E S W WFXQ — 24° NNE, 62 mi WGGB — 24° NNE, 61 mi WGBY — 24° NNE, 61 mi WWLP — 26° NNE, 50 mi WDMR — 26° NNE, 50 mi WHTX — 26° NNE, 50 mi WTXX — 33° NNE, 15 mi WRNT — 35° NE, 31 mi WFSB — 36° NE, 29 mi WWAX — 36° NE, 29 mi WUVN — 36° NE, 29 mi WSHM — 38° NE, 60 mi WEDH — 40° NE, 24 mi WTIC — 40° NE, 24 mi WCCT — 40° NE, 24 mi WHCT — 40° NE, 24 mi WVIT — 40° NE, 24 mi WRDM — 40° NE, 24 mi WUTH — 60° ENE, 39 mi WEDN — 83° E, 50 mi WHPX — 91° E, 49 mi WTNH — 93° E, 10 mi WCTX — 93° E, 10 mi WEDY — 121° ESE, 14 mi WVVH — 125° SE, 56 mi WLNY — 163° SSE, 39 mi WFTY — 166° SSE, 39 mi WZME — 167° SSE, 5 mi WEDW — 194° SSW, 11 mi WLIW — 200° SSW, 47 mi WNYN — 222° SW, 63 mi WNYZ — 222° SW, 63 mi WWOR — 223° SW, 68 mi WJLP — 223° SW, 67 mi WMBQ — 223° SW, 67 mi WASA — 223° SW, 67 mi WKOB — 223° SW, 67 mi WNMF — 223° SW, 64 mi WDYJ — 223° SW, 64 mi WCBS — 223° SW, 65 mi WNBC — 223° SW, 65 mi WABC — 223° SW, 65 mi WNYW — 223° SW, 65 mi WNET — 223° SW, 65 mi WXTV — 223° SW, 65 mi WPIX — 223° SW, 65 mi WNDT — 223° SW, 65 mi WPXN — 223° SW, 65 mi WDVB — 223° SW, 65 mi WFUT — 223° SW, 65 mi WXNY — 223° SW, 65 mi WDYA — 223° SW, 65 mi WNYE — 224° SW, 64 mi WNWT — 224° SW, 64 mi WRNN — 276° W, 42 mi WTBY — 276° W, 42 mi WEPT — 294° WNW, 49 mi WNYJ — 294° WNW, 49 mi Oxford

Point South-Southwest 194° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

28/58stations in the beam
95/220free channels
43%of what's available
The other 30 stations sit northeast of you (42°). 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 Oxford, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFXQ NBC 28 24° NNE 62 mi 2
WGGB ABC 40 24° NNE 61 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 24° NNE 61 mi 4
WWLP NBC 22 26° NNE 50 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 26° NNE 50 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 26° NNE 50 mi 3
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 33° NNE 15 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 35° NE 31 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 36° NE 29 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 36° NE 29 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 36° NE 29 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 38° NE 60 mi 7
WEDH PBS 24 40° NE 24 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 40° NE 24 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 40° NE 24 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 40° NE 24 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 40° NE 24 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 40° NE 24 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 60° ENE 39 mi 1
WEDN PBS 53 83° E 50 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 91° E 49 mi 8
WTNH ABC 8 93° E 10 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 93° E 10 mi 2
WEDY PBS 65 121° ESE 14 mi 2
WVVH YTA TV 18 125° SE 56 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 163° SSE 39 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 166° SSE 39 mi 6
WZME Story Television 43 167° SSE 5 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 194° SSW 11 mi 1
WLIW PBS 21 200° SSW 47 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 222° SW 63 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 222° SW 63 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 223° SW 68 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 223° SW 67 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 223° SW 67 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 223° SW 67 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 223° SW 67 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 223° SW 64 mi 1
WDYJ Diya TV 60 223° SW 64 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 223° SW 65 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 223° SW 65 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 223° SW 65 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 223° SW 65 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 223° SW 65 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 223° SW 65 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 223° SW 65 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 223° SW 65 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 223° SW 65 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 223° SW 65 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 223° SW 65 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 223° SW 65 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 223° SW 65 mi 5
WNYE Independent 25 224° SW 64 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 224° SW 64 mi 1
WRNN Shop LC 48 276° W 42 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 276° W 42 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 294° WNW 49 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 294° WNW 49 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Oxford, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 4.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 25 miles.

For Oxford 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 Oxford are spread across 270° 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 Oxford. 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 Oxford, CT, including what each station carries.

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