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

How to aim your TV antenna in South Windsor, CT

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

Transmitter directions from South Windsor, CT N E S W WSHM — 23° NNE, 21 mi WUTF — 52° NE, 56 mi WPXQ — 120° ESE, 47 mi WEDN — 136° SE, 30 mi WHPX — 146° SE, 35 mi WUTH — 150° SSE, 10 mi WVVH — 165° SSE, 63 mi WLNY — 195° SSW, 67 mi WFTY — 197° SSW, 68 mi WEDY — 206° SSW, 39 mi WTNH — 215° SW, 35 mi WCTX — 215° SW, 35 mi WEDW — 220° SW, 50 mi WZME — 221° SW, 43 mi WTXX — 234° SW, 25 mi WRDM — 235° SW, 16 mi WVIT — 235° SW, 16 mi WHCT — 236° SW, 16 mi WEDH — 236° SW, 16 mi WTIC — 236° SW, 16 mi WCCT — 236° SW, 16 mi WUVN — 250° WSW, 12 mi WFSB — 251° WSW, 13 mi WWAX — 251° WSW, 13 mi WRNT — 257° WSW, 12 mi WHTX — 339° NNW, 18 mi WWLP — 339° NNW, 18 mi WDMR — 339° NNW, 19 mi WGGB — 352° N, 28 mi WGBY — 352° N, 28 mi WFXQ — 353° N, 29 mi South Windsor

Point Southwest 221° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

17/31stations in the beam
75/137free channels
55%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit north-northeast of you (27°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 South Windsor, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WSHM CBS 33 23° NNE 21 mi 7
WUTF UniMas 27 52° NE 56 mi 5
WPXQ Ion 69 120° ESE 47 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 136° SE 30 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 146° SE 35 mi 8
WUTH UniMas 47 150° SSE 10 mi 1
WVVH YTA TV 18 165° SSE 63 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 195° SSW 67 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 197° SSW 68 mi 6
WEDY PBS 65 206° SSW 39 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 215° SW 35 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 215° SW 35 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 220° SW 50 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 221° SW 43 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 234° SW 25 mi 7
WRDM Telemundo 19 235° SW 16 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 235° SW 16 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 236° SW 16 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 236° SW 16 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 236° SW 16 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 236° SW 16 mi 4
WUVN Univision 18 250° WSW 12 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 251° WSW 13 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 251° WSW 13 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 257° WSW 12 mi 6
WHTX Univision 43 339° NNW 18 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 339° NNW 18 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 339° NNW 19 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 352° N 28 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 352° N 28 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 353° N 29 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in South Windsor, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 10.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 17 miles.

For South Windsor we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around South Windsor are spread across 278° 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 South Windsor. 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 South Windsor, CT, including what each station carries.

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