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

How to aim your TV antenna in Tolland, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Tolland, CT N E S W WUTF — 46° NE, 46 mi WWJE — 52° NE, 57 mi WUNI — 52° NE, 57 mi WPXQ — 131° SE, 40 mi WEDN — 158° SSE, 27 mi WHPX — 165° SSE, 33 mi WVVH — 175° S, 64 mi WLNY — 203° SSW, 74 mi WFTY — 204° SSW, 75 mi WUTH — 206° SSW, 13 mi WEDY — 217° SW, 47 mi WTNH — 224° SW, 44 mi WCTX — 224° SW, 44 mi WEDW — 226° SW, 59 mi WZME — 227° SW, 53 mi WTXX — 240° WSW, 36 mi WRDM — 243° WSW, 27 mi WVIT — 243° WSW, 27 mi WHCT — 243° WSW, 27 mi WEDH — 243° WSW, 27 mi WTIC — 243° WSW, 27 mi WCCT — 243° WSW, 27 mi WUVN — 252° WSW, 24 mi WFSB — 253° WSW, 24 mi WWAX — 253° WSW, 24 mi WRNT — 256° WSW, 23 mi WHTX — 309° NW, 22 mi WWLP — 309° NW, 22 mi WDMR — 309° NW, 22 mi WGGB — 330° NNW, 29 mi WGBY — 330° NNW, 29 mi WFXQ — 331° NNW, 29 mi WSHM — 352° N, 17 mi Tolland

Point Southwest 226° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

19/33stations in the beam
82/143free channels
57%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit north of you (357°). 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 Tolland, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUTF UniMas 27 46° NE 46 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 52° NE 57 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 52° NE 57 mi 5
WPXQ Ion 69 131° SE 40 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 158° SSE 27 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 165° SSE 33 mi 8
WVVH YTA TV 18 175° S 64 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 203° SSW 74 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 204° SSW 75 mi 6
WUTH UniMas 47 206° SSW 13 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 217° SW 47 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 224° SW 44 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 224° SW 44 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 226° SW 59 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 227° SW 53 mi 5
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 240° WSW 36 mi 7
WRDM Telemundo 19 243° WSW 27 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 243° WSW 27 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 243° WSW 27 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 243° WSW 27 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 243° WSW 27 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 243° WSW 27 mi 4
WUVN Univision 18 252° WSW 24 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 253° WSW 24 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 253° WSW 24 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 256° WSW 23 mi 6
WHTX Univision 43 309° NW 22 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 309° NW 22 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 309° NW 22 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 330° NNW 29 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 330° NNW 29 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 331° NNW 29 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 352° N 17 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Tolland, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 27 miles.

For Tolland 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 Tolland are spread across 280° 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 Tolland. 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 Tolland, CT, including what each station carries.

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