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

How to aim your TV antenna in Wallingford, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Wallingford, CT N E S W WUVN — 1° N, 22 mi WRNT — 1° N, 23 mi WHTX — 7° N, 43 mi WWLP — 7° N, 44 mi WDMR — 7° N, 44 mi WGGB — 8° N, 55 mi WGBY — 8° N, 55 mi WFXQ — 8° N, 55 mi WSHM — 24° NNE, 50 mi WUTH — 45° NE, 24 mi WEDN — 82° E, 33 mi WHPX — 95° E, 32 mi WVVH — 140° SE, 45 mi WLNY — 188° S, 39 mi WFTY — 191° S, 40 mi WEDY — 210° SSW, 10 mi WLIW — 216° SW, 57 mi WEDW — 238° WSW, 23 mi WZME — 247° WSW, 17 mi WTNH — 252° WSW, 8 mi WCTX — 252° WSW, 8 mi WTXX — 322° NW, 14 mi WVIT — 355° N, 17 mi WRDM — 355° N, 17 mi WEDH — 355° N, 17 mi WTIC — 355° N, 17 mi WCCT — 355° N, 17 mi WHCT — 355° N, 17 mi WFSB — 360° N, 22 mi WWAX — 360° N, 22 mi Wallingford

Point North-Northeast 15° on a compass — 57 miles of range covers this whole market

18/30stations in the beam
78/128free channels
61%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit south-southwest of you (211°). 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 Wallingford, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUVN Univision 18 1° N 22 mi 2
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 1° N 23 mi 6
WHTX Univision 43 7° N 43 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 7° N 44 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 7° N 44 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 8° N 55 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 8° N 55 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 8° N 55 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 24° NNE 50 mi 7
WUTH UniMas 47 45° NE 24 mi 1
WEDN PBS 53 82° E 33 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 95° E 32 mi 8
WVVH YTA TV 18 140° SE 45 mi 4
WLNY Independent 55 188° S 39 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 191° S 40 mi 6
WEDY PBS 65 210° SSW 10 mi 2
WLIW PBS 21 216° SW 57 mi 4
WEDW PBS 49 238° WSW 23 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 247° WSW 17 mi 5
WTNH ABC 8 252° WSW 8 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 252° WSW 8 mi 2
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 322° NW 14 mi 7
WVIT NBC 30 355° N 17 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 355° N 17 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 355° N 17 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 355° N 17 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 355° N 17 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 355° N 17 mi 10
WFSB CBS 3 360° N 22 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 360° N 22 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Wallingford, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 8.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 17 miles.

For Wallingford we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Wallingford are spread across 290° 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 Wallingford. 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 Wallingford, CT, including what each station carries.

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