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

How to aim your TV antenna in Westport, CT

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

Transmitter directions from Westport, CT N E S W WWLP — 27° NNE, 73 mi WDMR — 27° NNE, 73 mi WHTX — 27° NNE, 73 mi WTXX — 31° NNE, 38 mi WRNT — 32° NNE, 53 mi WFSB — 33° NNE, 52 mi WWAX — 33° NNE, 52 mi WUVN — 33° NNE, 52 mi WEDH — 34° NE, 47 mi WTIC — 34° NE, 47 mi WCCT — 34° NE, 47 mi WHCT — 34° NE, 47 mi WVIT — 35° NE, 47 mi WRDM — 35° NE, 47 mi WSHM — 35° NE, 83 mi WZME — 39° NE, 19 mi WEDW — 42° NE, 13 mi WTNH — 47° NE, 28 mi WCTX — 47° NE, 28 mi WUTH — 49° NE, 60 mi WEDY — 61° ENE, 26 mi WLNY — 127° SE, 28 mi WFTY — 130° SE, 27 mi WLIW — 193° SSW, 25 mi WNYN — 229° SW, 41 mi WNYZ — 229° SW, 41 mi WWOR — 230° SW, 46 mi WJLP — 230° SW, 46 mi WMBQ — 230° SW, 46 mi WASA — 230° SW, 46 mi WKOB — 230° SW, 46 mi WNMF — 230° SW, 42 mi WCBS — 231° SW, 43 mi WNBC — 231° SW, 43 mi WABC — 231° SW, 43 mi WNYW — 231° SW, 43 mi WNET — 231° SW, 43 mi WXTV — 231° SW, 43 mi WPIX — 231° SW, 43 mi WNDT — 231° SW, 43 mi WPXN — 231° SW, 43 mi WDVB — 231° SW, 43 mi WFUT — 231° SW, 43 mi WXNY — 231° SW, 43 mi WDYA — 231° SW, 43 mi WDYJ — 231° SW, 42 mi WNYE — 231° SW, 43 mi WNWT — 231° SW, 43 mi WNYX — 244° WSW, 53 mi WNJU — 244° WSW, 53 mi WNJN — 247° WSW, 48 mi WMBC — 247° WSW, 48 mi WRNN — 308° NW, 39 mi WTBY — 308° NW, 39 mi WEPT — 320° NW, 52 mi WNYJ — 320° NW, 52 mi Westport

Point Southwest 217° on a compass — 83 miles of range covers this whole market

29/56stations in the beam
97/210free channels
46%of what's available
The other 27 stations sit north-northeast of you (31°). 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 Westport, CT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WWLP NBC 22 27° NNE 73 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 27° NNE 73 mi 4
WHTX Univision 43 27° NNE 73 mi 3
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 31° NNE 38 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 32° NNE 53 mi 6
WFSB CBS 3 33° NNE 52 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 33° NNE 52 mi 7
WUVN Univision 18 33° NNE 52 mi 2
WEDH PBS 24 34° NE 47 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 34° NE 47 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 34° NE 47 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 34° NE 47 mi 10
WVIT NBC 30 35° NE 47 mi 4
WRDM Telemundo 19 35° NE 47 mi 2
WSHM CBS 33 35° NE 83 mi 7
WZME Story Television 43 39° NE 19 mi 5
WEDW PBS 49 42° NE 13 mi 1
WTNH ABC 8 47° NE 28 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 47° NE 28 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 49° NE 60 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 61° ENE 26 mi 2
WLNY Independent 55 127° SE 28 mi 6
WFTY True Crime Network 67 130° SE 27 mi 6
WLIW PBS 21 193° SSW 25 mi 4
WNYN Independent 39 229° SW 41 mi 1
WNYZ Independent 6 229° SW 41 mi 1
WWOR MyNetworkTV 9 230° SW 46 mi 3
WJLP MeTV 33 230° SW 46 mi 7
WMBQ FNX 46 230° SW 46 mi 1
WASA Independent 24 230° SW 46 mi 2
WKOB ULFN 42 230° SW 46 mi 4
WNMF Jewelry TV 22 230° SW 42 mi 1
WCBS CBS 2 231° SW 43 mi 6
WNBC NBC 4 231° SW 43 mi 4
WABC ABC 7 231° SW 43 mi 5
WNYW FOX 5 231° SW 43 mi 5
WNET PBS 13 231° SW 43 mi 6
WXTV Univision 41 231° SW 43 mi 5
WPIX CW 11 231° SW 43 mi 3
WNDT FNX 14 231° SW 43 mi 1
WPXN Ion 31 231° SW 43 mi 8
WDVB TBN Inspire 23 231° SW 43 mi 2
WFUT UniMas 68 231° SW 43 mi 3
WXNY Daystar 32 231° SW 43 mi 1
WDYA Diya TV 33 231° SW 43 mi 5
WDYJ Diya TV 60 231° SW 42 mi 1
WNYE Independent 25 231° SW 43 mi 3
WNWT Story Television 37 231° SW 43 mi 1
WNYX Infomercials 34 244° WSW 53 mi 3
WNJU Telemundo 47 244° WSW 53 mi 2
WNJN PBS 50 247° WSW 48 mi 1
WMBC Estrella TV 63 247° WSW 48 mi 8
WRNN Shop LC 48 308° NW 39 mi 5
WTBY TBN 54 308° NW 39 mi 4
WEPT Independent 15 320° NW 52 mi 1
WNYJ Jewelry TV 16 320° NW 52 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Westport, CT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 12.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 40 miles.

For Westport 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 Westport are spread across 293° 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 Westport. 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 Westport, CT, including what each station carries.

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