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

How to aim your TV antenna in Southbridge, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Southbridge, MA N E S W WMUR — 19° NNE, 68 mi WNEU — 19° NNE, 68 mi WUTF — 41° NE, 25 mi WWJE — 51° NE, 36 mi WUNI — 51° NE, 36 mi WGBH — 67° ENE, 44 mi WBZ — 67° ENE, 44 mi WCVB — 67° ENE, 44 mi WGBX — 67° ENE, 44 mi WSBK — 67° ENE, 44 mi WBTS — 67° ENE, 44 mi WHDH — 67° ENE, 45 mi WFXZ — 67° ENE, 45 mi WYDN — 67° ENE, 45 mi WMFP — 67° ENE, 45 mi WBPX — 67° ENE, 45 mi WHDT — 68° ENE, 53 mi WCEA — 68° ENE, 53 mi WFXT — 68° ENE, 45 mi WLVI — 68° ENE, 45 mi WWDP — 94° E, 51 mi WYCN — 95° E, 45 mi WPRI — 108° ESE, 41 mi WNAC — 108° ESE, 41 mi WJAR — 109° ESE, 41 mi WPVD — 109° ESE, 41 mi WLNE — 109° ESE, 41 mi WPXQ — 162° SSE, 41 mi WEDN — 190° S, 38 mi WHPX — 191° S, 45 mi WEDY — 222° SW, 68 mi WUTH — 223° SW, 33 mi WTNH — 227° SW, 65 mi WCTX — 227° SW, 65 mi WTXX — 238° WSW, 57 mi WRDM — 239° WSW, 48 mi WVIT — 239° WSW, 48 mi WHCT — 239° WSW, 48 mi WEDH — 239° WSW, 48 mi WTIC — 239° WSW, 48 mi WCCT — 239° WSW, 48 mi WUVN — 244° WSW, 44 mi WFSB — 244° WSW, 44 mi WWAX — 244° WSW, 44 mi WRNT — 245° WSW, 43 mi WHTX — 273° W, 34 mi WWLP — 273° W, 34 mi WDMR — 273° W, 34 mi WSHM — 282° WNW, 20 mi WGBY — 292° WNW, 34 mi WGGB — 292° WNW, 34 mi WFXQ — 293° WNW, 34 mi WHNH — 336° NNW, 69 mi WEKW — 346° NNW, 69 mi WVMA — 346° NNW, 69 mi Southbridge

Point East 80° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

24/55stations in the beam
85/215free channels
40%of what's available
The other 31 stations sit west-southwest of you (258°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 Southbridge, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WMUR ABC 9 19° NNE 68 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 19° NNE 68 mi 5
WUTF UniMas 27 41° NE 25 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 51° NE 36 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 51° NE 36 mi 5
WGBH PBS 2 67° ENE 44 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 67° ENE 44 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 67° ENE 44 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 67° ENE 44 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 67° ENE 44 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 67° ENE 44 mi 2
WHDH Independent 7 67° ENE 45 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 67° ENE 45 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 67° ENE 45 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 67° ENE 45 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 67° ENE 45 mi 7
WHDT Infomercials 3 68° ENE 53 mi 1
WCEA Independent 26 68° ENE 53 mi 4
WFXT FOX 25 68° ENE 45 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 68° ENE 45 mi 2
WWDP Roar 46 94° E 51 mi 5
WYCN Telemundo 8 95° E 45 mi 4
WPRI CBS 12 108° ESE 41 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 108° ESE 41 mi 4
WJAR NBC 10 109° ESE 41 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 109° ESE 41 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 109° ESE 41 mi 4
WPXQ Ion 69 162° SSE 41 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 190° S 38 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 191° S 45 mi 8
WEDY PBS 65 222° SW 68 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 223° SW 33 mi 1
WTNH ABC 8 227° SW 65 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 227° SW 65 mi 2
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 238° WSW 57 mi 7
WRDM Telemundo 19 239° WSW 48 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 239° WSW 48 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 239° WSW 48 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 239° WSW 48 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 239° WSW 48 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 239° WSW 48 mi 4
WUVN Univision 18 244° WSW 44 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 244° WSW 44 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 244° WSW 44 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 245° WSW 43 mi 6
WHTX Univision 43 273° W 34 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 273° W 34 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 273° W 34 mi 4
WSHM CBS 33 282° WNW 20 mi 7
WGBY PBS 57 292° WNW 34 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 292° WNW 34 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 293° WNW 34 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 336° NNW 69 mi 1
WEKW PBS 11 346° NNW 69 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 346° NNW 69 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Southbridge, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 19.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 36 miles.

For Southbridge 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 Southbridge are spread across 307° 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 Southbridge. 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 Southbridge, MA, including what each station carries.

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