Antenna aiming / Telford, PA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Telford, PA

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

Transmitter directions from Telford, PA N E S W WNJB — 66° ENE, 50 mi WNJT — 95° E, 36 mi W29FF-D — 108° ESE, 49 mi WACP — 145° SE, 50 mi WNJS — 146° SE, 50 mi WMCN — 146° SE, 50 mi WSJT — 146° SE, 50 mi WPSJ — 146° SE, 50 mi WPHY — 151° SSE, 20 mi WCAU — 160° SSE, 21 mi WPSG — 160° SSE, 21 mi WUVP — 160° SSE, 21 mi WGTW — 160° SSE, 21 mi WPPX — 160° SSE, 21 mi WPHA — 160° SSE, 21 mi WFPA — 160° SSE, 21 mi WTVE — 160° SSE, 21 mi WZPA — 160° SSE, 21 mi WELL — 160° SSE, 21 mi WTXF — 160° SSE, 21 mi WPHL — 160° SSE, 21 mi WHYY — 160° SSE, 21 mi WDPN — 160° SSE, 21 mi KYW — 161° SSE, 21 mi WPVI — 161° SSE, 21 mi WWDD — 220° SW, 73 mi WYLN — 326° NW, 54 mi WYOU — 336° NNW, 65 mi WBRE — 336° NNW, 65 mi WVIA — 336° NNW, 65 mi WNEP — 336° NNW, 65 mi WOLF — 336° NNW, 65 mi WRLD — 339° NNW, 73 mi W09DJ-D — 339° NNW, 65 mi WPPT — 348° NNW, 17 mi WLVT — 348° NNW, 17 mi WFMZ — 348° NNW, 17 mi WBPH — 349° N, 17 mi Telford

Point Southeast 131° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

23/38stations in the beam
114/156free channels
73%of what's available
The other 15 stations sit north-northwest of you (345°). 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 Telford, PA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNJB PBS 58 66° ENE 50 mi 1
WNJT PBS 52 95° E 36 mi 1
W29FF-D Daystar 45 108° ESE 49 mi 1
WACP TCT 4 145° SE 50 mi 9
WNJS PBS 23 146° SE 50 mi 1
WMCN Infomercials 44 146° SE 50 mi 3
WSJT Classic Shows 15 146° SE 50 mi 8
WPSJ Infomercials 8 146° SE 50 mi 7
WPHY Infomercials 25 151° SSE 20 mi 4
WCAU NBC 10 160° SSE 21 mi 4
WPSG Independent 57 160° SSE 21 mi 5
WUVP Univision 65 160° SSE 21 mi 3
WGTW TBN 48 160° SSE 21 mi 4
WPPX Ion 61 160° SSE 21 mi 8
WPHA Infomercials 24 160° SSE 21 mi 4
WFPA UniMas 28 160° SSE 21 mi 5
WTVE Shop LC 51 160° SSE 21 mi 4
WZPA NTD America 33 160° SSE 21 mi 7
WELL Daystar 45 160° SSE 21 mi 1
WTXF FOX 29 160° SSE 21 mi 7
WPHL MyNetworkTV 17 160° SSE 21 mi 4
WHYY PBS 12 160° SSE 21 mi 3
WDPN MeTV 2 160° SSE 21 mi 11
KYW CBS 3 161° SSE 21 mi 5
WPVI ABC 6 161° SSE 21 mi 6
WWDD Daystar 49 220° SW 73 mi 1
WYLN YTA TV 35 326° NW 54 mi 1
WYOU CBS 22 336° NNW 65 mi 4
WBRE NBC 28 336° NNW 65 mi 4
WVIA PBS 44 336° NNW 65 mi 3
WNEP ABC 16 336° NNW 65 mi 2
WOLF FOX 56 336° NNW 65 mi 5
WRLD Independent 43 339° NNW 73 mi 11
W09DJ-D EWTN 8 339° NNW 65 mi 1
WPPT PBS 35 348° NNW 17 mi 1
WLVT PBS 39 348° NNW 17 mi 2
WFMZ Independent 69 348° NNW 17 mi 3
WBPH Independent 60 349° N 17 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Telford, PA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 16.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 21 miles.

For Telford 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 Telford are spread across 254° 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 Telford. 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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