Antenna aiming / Seneca Falls, NY
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Seneca Falls, NY

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

Transmitter directions from Seneca Falls, NY N E S W WSPX — 54° NE, 45 mi WWLF — 73° ENE, 32 mi WTVH — 86° E, 34 mi WCNY — 87° E, 34 mi WKOF — 87° E, 34 mi WSTM — 87° E, 34 mi WSYR — 87° E, 38 mi WSYT — 95° E, 30 mi WNYI — 107° ESE, 39 mi WIVT — 144° SE, 73 mi WBGH — 144° SE, 73 mi WSKG — 144° SE, 73 mi WICZ — 144° SE, 73 mi WBNG — 144° SE, 73 mi WETM — 185° S, 56 mi WSKA — 196° SSW, 56 mi WYDC — 196° SSW, 56 mi WENY — 196° SSW, 56 mi WJKP — 196° SSW, 56 mi WUHF — 290° WNW, 43 mi WAWW — 290° WNW, 43 mi WBGT — 290° WNW, 43 mi WXXI — 290° WNW, 43 mi WHAM — 290° WNW, 43 mi WROC — 290° WNW, 43 mi WHEC — 290° WNW, 43 mi WNIB — 298° WNW, 50 mi Seneca Falls

Point West 269° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

8/27stations in the beam
43/113free channels
38%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit southeast of you (128°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Seneca Falls, NY

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WSPX Ion 56 54° NE 45 mi 9
WWLF LATV 35 73° ENE 32 mi 1
WTVH Roar 5 86° E 34 mi 5
WCNY PBS 24 87° E 34 mi 4
WKOF CBS 15 87° E 34 mi 1
WSTM NBC 3 87° E 34 mi 3
WSYR ABC 9 87° E 38 mi 5
WSYT FOX 68 95° E 30 mi 4
WNYI Daystar 52 107° ESE 39 mi 1
WIVT ABC 34 144° SE 73 mi 4
WBGH NBC 20 144° SE 73 mi 1
WSKG PBS 46 144° SE 73 mi 4
WICZ FOX 40 144° SE 73 mi 3
WBNG CBS 12 144° SE 73 mi 6
WETM NBC 18 185° S 56 mi 4
WSKA PBS 30 196° SSW 56 mi 4
WYDC FOX 48 196° SSW 56 mi 6
WENY ABC 36 196° SSW 56 mi 4
WJKP MyNetworkTV 39 196° SSW 56 mi 1
WUHF FOX 31 290° WNW 43 mi 4
WAWW HSN 20 290° WNW 43 mi 4
WBGT MyNetworkTV 46 290° WNW 43 mi 6
WXXI PBS 21 290° WNW 43 mi 6
WHAM ABC 13 290° WNW 43 mi 6
WROC CBS 8 290° WNW 43 mi 5
WHEC NBC 10 290° WNW 43 mi 7
WNIB TCT 42 298° WNW 50 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Seneca Falls, NY?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 29.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 44 miles.

For Seneca Falls we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Seneca Falls are spread across 244° 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 Seneca Falls. 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 Seneca Falls, NY, including what each station carries.

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