Antenna aiming / Suncook, NH
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Suncook, NH

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

Transmitter directions from Suncook, NH N E S W WMTW — 35° NE, 58 mi WCSH — 36° NE, 60 mi WGME — 41° NE, 70 mi WMEA — 60° ENE, 36 mi WPXG — 71° ENE, 5 mi WENH — 84° E, 11 mi WLEK — 153° SSE, 49 mi WCEA — 163° SSE, 59 mi WHDT — 163° SSE, 59 mi WHDH — 170° S, 60 mi WFXT — 170° S, 60 mi WLVI — 170° S, 60 mi WFXZ — 170° S, 60 mi WYDN — 170° S, 60 mi WMFP — 170° S, 60 mi WBPX — 170° S, 60 mi WBTS — 171° S, 59 mi WGBH — 171° S, 59 mi WBZ — 171° S, 59 mi WCVB — 171° S, 59 mi WGBX — 171° S, 59 mi WSBK — 171° S, 59 mi WUNI — 184° S, 54 mi WWJE — 184° S, 54 mi WUTF — 195° SSW, 59 mi WNEU — 215° SW, 15 mi WMUR — 215° SW, 15 mi WVMA — 260° W, 49 mi WEKW — 260° W, 49 mi Suncook

Point South 186° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

20/29stations in the beam
69/119free channels
58%of what's available
The other 9 stations sit northeast of you (56°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Suncook, NH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WMTW ABC 8 35° NE 58 mi 6
WCSH NBC 6 36° NE 60 mi 8
WGME CBS 13 41° NE 70 mi 5
WMEA PBS 26 60° ENE 36 mi 6
WPXG Ion 21 71° ENE 5 mi 7
WENH PBS 11 84° E 11 mi 5
WLEK Sports First TV 22 153° SSE 49 mi 7
WCEA Independent 26 163° SSE 59 mi 4
WHDT Infomercials 3 163° SSE 59 mi 1
WHDH Independent 7 170° S 60 mi 2
WFXT FOX 25 170° S 60 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 170° S 60 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 170° S 60 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 170° S 60 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 170° S 60 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 170° S 60 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 171° S 59 mi 2
WGBH PBS 2 171° S 59 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 171° S 59 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 171° S 59 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 171° S 59 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 171° S 59 mi 7
WUNI Univision 66 184° S 54 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 184° S 54 mi 1
WUTF UniMas 27 195° SSW 59 mi 5
WNEU Telemundo 60 215° SW 15 mi 5
WMUR ABC 9 215° SW 15 mi 3
WVMA Antenna TV 17 260° W 49 mi 1
WEKW PBS 11 260° W 49 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Suncook, NH?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 5.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 54 miles.

For Suncook 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 Suncook are spread across 225° 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 Suncook. 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 Suncook, NH, including what each station carries.

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