Antenna aiming / Pepperell, MA
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How to aim your TV antenna in Pepperell, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Pepperell, MA N E S W WMUR — 2° N, 22 mi WNEU — 2° N, 22 mi WPXG — 22° NNE, 38 mi WENH — 30° NNE, 40 mi WMEA — 38° NE, 65 mi WLEK — 107° ESE, 33 mi WCEA — 129° SE, 35 mi WHDT — 130° SE, 35 mi WHDH — 141° SE, 32 mi WFXT — 142° SE, 32 mi WLVI — 142° SE, 32 mi WFXZ — 142° SE, 32 mi WYDN — 142° SE, 32 mi WMFP — 142° SE, 32 mi WBPX — 142° SE, 32 mi WGBH — 143° SE, 31 mi WBZ — 143° SE, 31 mi WCVB — 143° SE, 31 mi WGBX — 143° SE, 31 mi WSBK — 143° SE, 31 mi WBTS — 143° SE, 31 mi WWDP — 148° SSE, 54 mi WLWC — 150° SSE, 71 mi WYCN — 154° SSE, 52 mi WPRI — 163° SSE, 57 mi WNAC — 163° SSE, 57 mi WJAR — 164° SSE, 58 mi WPVD — 164° SSE, 58 mi WLNE — 164° SSE, 58 mi WWJE — 164° SSE, 21 mi WUNI — 164° SSE, 21 mi WUTF — 194° SSW, 24 mi WUTH — 214° SW, 80 mi WSHM — 227° SW, 56 mi WHNH — 293° WNW, 55 mi WEKW — 303° WNW, 46 mi WVMA — 303° WNW, 46 mi WNNE — 321° NW, 68 mi Pepperell

Point Southeast 135° on a compass — 80 miles of range covers this whole market

26/38stations in the beam
93/140free channels
66%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northwest of you (324°). 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 Pepperell, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WMUR ABC 9 2° N 22 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 2° N 22 mi 5
WPXG Ion 21 22° NNE 38 mi 7
WENH PBS 11 30° NNE 40 mi 5
WMEA PBS 26 38° NE 65 mi 6
WLEK Sports First TV 22 107° ESE 33 mi 7
WCEA Independent 26 129° SE 35 mi 4
WHDT Infomercials 3 130° SE 35 mi 1
WHDH Independent 7 141° SE 32 mi 2
WFXT FOX 25 142° SE 32 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 142° SE 32 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 142° SE 32 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 142° SE 32 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 142° SE 32 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 142° SE 32 mi 7
WGBH PBS 2 143° SE 31 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 143° SE 31 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 143° SE 31 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 143° SE 31 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 143° SE 31 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 143° SE 31 mi 2
WWDP Roar 46 148° SSE 54 mi 5
WLWC Bounce TV 28 150° SSE 71 mi 1
WYCN Telemundo 8 154° SSE 52 mi 4
WPRI CBS 12 163° SSE 57 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 163° SSE 57 mi 4
WJAR NBC 10 164° SSE 58 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 164° SSE 58 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 164° SSE 58 mi 4
WWJE True Crime Network 50 164° SSE 21 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 164° SSE 21 mi 5
WUTF UniMas 27 194° SSW 24 mi 5
WUTH UniMas 47 214° SW 80 mi 1
WSHM CBS 33 227° SW 56 mi 7
WHNH Daystar 2 293° WNW 55 mi 1
WEKW PBS 11 303° WNW 46 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 303° WNW 46 mi 1
WNNE CW 31 321° NW 68 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Pepperell, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 20.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 32 miles.

For Pepperell 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 Pepperell are spread across 291° 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 Pepperell. 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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