Antenna aiming / Trumbull, CT
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How to aim your TV antenna in Trumbull, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Trumbull, CT N E S W WFXQ — 23° NNE, 74 mi WGGB — 23° NNE, 74 mi WGBY — 23° NNE, 74 mi WWLP — 24° NNE, 63 mi WHTX — 24° NNE, 63 mi WDMR — 24° NNE, 63 mi WTXX — 26° NNE, 28 mi WRNT — 30° NNE, 43 mi WFSB — 30° NNE, 41 mi WWAX — 30° NNE, 41 mi WUVN — 31° NNE, 41 mi WEDH — 32° NNE, 36 mi WTIC — 32° NNE, 36 mi WCCT — 32° NNE, 36 mi WHCT — 32° NNE, 36 mi WVIT — 32° NNE, 36 mi WRDM — 33° NNE, 36 mi WSHM — 34° NE, 72 mi WZME — 35° NE, 9 mi WEDW — 43° NE, 2 mi WTNH — 50° NE, 17 mi WCTX — 50° NE, 17 mi WUTH — 51° NE, 49 mi WEDY — 73° ENE, 16 mi WVVH — 113° ESE, 54 mi WLNY — 149° SSE, 29 mi WFTY — 152° SSE, 29 mi WLIW — 201° SSW, 35 mi WNYN — 228° SW, 52 mi WNYZ — 228° SW, 52 mi WWOR — 228° SW, 57 mi WJLP — 228° SW, 56 mi WMBQ — 228° SW, 56 mi WASA — 228° SW, 56 mi WKOB — 228° SW, 56 mi WNMF — 229° SW, 53 mi WCBS — 229° SW, 54 mi WNBC — 229° SW, 54 mi WABC — 229° SW, 54 mi WNYW — 229° SW, 54 mi WNET — 229° SW, 54 mi WXTV — 229° SW, 54 mi WPIX — 229° SW, 54 mi WNDT — 229° SW, 54 mi WPXN — 229° SW, 54 mi WDVB — 229° SW, 54 mi WFUT — 229° SW, 54 mi WXNY — 229° SW, 54 mi WDYA — 229° SW, 54 mi WDYJ — 229° SW, 53 mi WNYE — 230° SW, 53 mi WNWT — 230° SW, 53 mi WNJN — 242° WSW, 58 mi WMBC — 242° WSW, 58 mi WRNN — 293° WNW, 41 mi WTBY — 293° WNW, 41 mi WEPT — 308° NW, 52 mi WNYJ — 308° NW, 52 mi Trumbull

Point Northeast 44° on a compass — 74 miles of range covers this whole market

24/58stations in the beam
98/219free channels
45%of what's available
The other 34 stations sit southwest of you (231°). 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 Trumbull, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFXQ NBC 28 23° NNE 74 mi 2
WGGB ABC 40 23° NNE 74 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 23° NNE 74 mi 4
WWLP NBC 22 24° NNE 63 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 24° NNE 63 mi 3
WDMR Telemundo 14 24° NNE 63 mi 4
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 26° NNE 28 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 30° NNE 43 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 30° NNE 41 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 30° NNE 41 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 31° NNE 41 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 32° NNE 36 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 32° NNE 36 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 32° NNE 36 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 32° NNE 36 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 32° NNE 36 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 33° NNE 36 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 34° NE 72 mi 7
WZME Story Television 43 35° NE 9 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 43° NE 2 mi 1
WTNH ABC 8 50° NE 17 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 50° NE 17 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 51° NE 49 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 73° ENE 16 mi 2
WVVH YTA TV 18 113° ESE 54 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 149° SSE 29 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 152° SSE 29 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 201° SSW 35 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 228° SW 52 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 228° SW 52 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 228° SW 57 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 228° SW 56 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 228° SW 56 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 228° SW 56 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 228° SW 56 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 229° SW 53 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 229° SW 54 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 229° SW 54 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 229° SW 54 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 229° SW 54 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 229° SW 54 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 229° SW 54 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 229° SW 54 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 229° SW 54 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 229° SW 54 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 229° SW 54 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 229° SW 54 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 229° SW 54 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 229° SW 54 mi 5
WDYJ Diya TV 60 229° SW 53 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 230° SW 53 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 230° SW 53 mi 1
WNJN PBS 50 242° WSW 58 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 242° WSW 58 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 293° WNW 41 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 293° WNW 41 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 308° NW 52 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 308° NW 52 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Trumbull, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 1.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 37 miles.

For Trumbull 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 Trumbull are spread across 285° 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 Trumbull. 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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