Antenna aiming / Shrewsbury, MA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Shrewsbury, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Shrewsbury, MA N E S W WUTF — 1° N, 4 mi WMUR — 7° N, 49 mi WNEU — 8° N, 49 mi WPXG — 18° NNE, 65 mi WENH — 23° NNE, 67 mi WWJE — 59° ENE, 13 mi WUNI — 59° ENE, 13 mi WLEK — 65° ENE, 41 mi WCEA — 82° E, 33 mi WHDT — 82° E, 33 mi WHDH — 86° E, 26 mi WGBH — 86° E, 25 mi WBZ — 86° E, 25 mi WCVB — 86° E, 25 mi WGBX — 86° E, 25 mi WSBK — 86° E, 25 mi WBTS — 86° E, 25 mi WFXZ — 86° E, 25 mi WYDN — 86° E, 25 mi WMFP — 86° E, 25 mi WBPX — 86° E, 25 mi WFXT — 87° E, 25 mi WLVI — 87° E, 25 mi WWDP — 119° ESE, 39 mi WYCN — 124° SE, 35 mi WLWC — 131° SE, 53 mi WPRI — 142° SE, 36 mi WNAC — 142° SE, 36 mi WJAR — 143° SE, 36 mi WPVD — 143° SE, 36 mi WLNE — 143° SE, 36 mi WPXQ — 184° S, 55 mi WHPX — 203° SSW, 65 mi WEDN — 204° SSW, 58 mi WUTH — 225° SW, 56 mi WSHM — 253° WSW, 37 mi WHTX — 255° WSW, 52 mi WWLP — 255° WSW, 52 mi WDMR — 255° WSW, 52 mi WGBY — 267° W, 48 mi WGGB — 267° W, 48 mi WFXQ — 268° W, 48 mi WHNH — 317° NW, 66 mi WEKW — 328° NNW, 61 mi WVMA — 328° NNW, 61 mi Shrewsbury

Point East-Southeast 113° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

21/45stations in the beam
75/172free channels
44%of what's available
The other 24 stations sit northwest of you (313°). 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 Shrewsbury, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUTF UniMas 27 1° N 4 mi 5
WMUR ABC 9 7° N 49 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 8° N 49 mi 5
WPXG Ion 21 18° NNE 65 mi 7
WENH PBS 11 23° NNE 67 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 59° ENE 13 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 59° ENE 13 mi 5
WLEK Sports First TV 22 65° ENE 41 mi 7
WCEA Independent 26 82° E 33 mi 4
WHDT Infomercials 3 82° E 33 mi 1
WHDH Independent 7 86° E 26 mi 2
WGBH PBS 2 86° E 25 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 86° E 25 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 86° E 25 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 86° E 25 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 86° E 25 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 86° E 25 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 86° E 25 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 86° E 25 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 86° E 25 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 86° E 25 mi 7
WFXT FOX 25 87° E 25 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 87° E 25 mi 2
WWDP Roar 46 119° ESE 39 mi 5
WYCN Telemundo 8 124° SE 35 mi 4
WLWC Bounce TV 28 131° SE 53 mi 1
WPRI CBS 12 142° SE 36 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 142° SE 36 mi 4
WJAR NBC 10 143° SE 36 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 143° SE 36 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 143° SE 36 mi 4
WPXQ Ion 69 184° S 55 mi 8
WHPX Ion 26 203° SSW 65 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 204° SSW 58 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 225° SW 56 mi 1
WSHM CBS 33 253° WSW 37 mi 7
WHTX Univision 43 255° WSW 52 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 255° WSW 52 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 255° WSW 52 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 267° W 48 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 267° W 48 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 268° W 48 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 317° NW 66 mi 1
WEKW PBS 11 328° NNW 61 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 328° NNW 61 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Shrewsbury, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 3.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 26 miles.

For Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury. 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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