Antenna aiming / Whitinsville, MA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Whitinsville, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Whitinsville, MA N E S W WMUR — 4° N, 60 mi WNEU — 4° N, 60 mi WWJE — 26° NNE, 20 mi WUNI — 26° NNE, 20 mi WLEK — 50° NE, 45 mi WGBH — 59° ENE, 26 mi WBZ — 59° ENE, 26 mi WCVB — 59° ENE, 26 mi WGBX — 59° ENE, 26 mi WSBK — 59° ENE, 26 mi WBTS — 59° ENE, 26 mi WHDH — 60° ENE, 27 mi WFXZ — 60° ENE, 26 mi WYDN — 60° ENE, 26 mi WMFP — 60° ENE, 26 mi WBPX — 60° ENE, 26 mi WFXT — 61° ENE, 26 mi WLVI — 61° ENE, 26 mi WHDT — 62° ENE, 34 mi WCEA — 62° ENE, 34 mi WWDP — 103° ESE, 33 mi WYCN — 107° ESE, 28 mi WLWC — 121° ESE, 45 mi WPRI — 130° SE, 26 mi WNAC — 130° SE, 26 mi WJAR — 132° SE, 26 mi WPVD — 132° SE, 26 mi WLNE — 132° SE, 26 mi WPXQ — 188° S, 44 mi WHPX — 210° SSW, 56 mi WEDN — 212° SSW, 49 mi WUTH — 236° SW, 50 mi WSHM — 270° W, 38 mi WGBY — 280° W, 51 mi WGGB — 280° W, 51 mi WFXQ — 281° W, 51 mi WHNH — 322° NW, 76 mi WEKW — 331° NNW, 73 mi WVMA — 331° NNW, 73 mi WUTF — 351° N, 15 mi Whitinsville

Point North-Northeast 33° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

20/40stations in the beam
71/149free channels
48%of what's available
The other 20 stations sit south-southwest of you (198°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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 Whitinsville, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WMUR ABC 9 4° N 60 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 4° N 60 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 26° NNE 20 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 26° NNE 20 mi 5
WLEK Sports First TV 22 50° NE 45 mi 7
WGBH PBS 2 59° ENE 26 mi 2
WBZ CBS 4 59° ENE 26 mi 5
WCVB ABC 5 59° ENE 26 mi 4
WGBX PBS 44 59° ENE 26 mi 4
WSBK Independent 38 59° ENE 26 mi 7
WBTS NBC 15 59° ENE 26 mi 2
WHDH Independent 7 60° ENE 27 mi 2
WFXZ Biz TV 24 60° ENE 26 mi 1
WYDN Daystar 48 60° ENE 26 mi 1
WMFP Shop LC 62 60° ENE 26 mi 3
WBPX Ion 68 60° ENE 26 mi 7
WFXT FOX 25 61° ENE 26 mi 5
WLVI CW 56 61° ENE 26 mi 2
WHDT Infomercials 3 62° ENE 34 mi 1
WCEA Independent 26 62° ENE 34 mi 4
WWDP Roar 46 103° ESE 33 mi 5
WYCN Telemundo 8 107° ESE 28 mi 4
WLWC Bounce TV 28 121° ESE 45 mi 1
WPRI CBS 12 130° SE 26 mi 4
WNAC FOX 64 130° SE 26 mi 4
WJAR NBC 10 132° SE 26 mi 4
WPVD PBS 36 132° SE 26 mi 4
WLNE Roar 6 132° SE 26 mi 4
WPXQ Ion 69 188° S 44 mi 8
WHPX Ion 26 210° SSW 56 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 212° SSW 49 mi 2
WUTH UniMas 47 236° SW 50 mi 1
WSHM CBS 33 270° W 38 mi 7
WGBY PBS 57 280° W 51 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 280° W 51 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 281° W 51 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 322° NW 76 mi 1
WEKW PBS 11 331° NNW 73 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 331° NNW 73 mi 1
WUTF UniMas 27 351° N 15 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Whitinsville, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 15.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 26 miles.

For Whitinsville 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 Whitinsville are spread across 304° 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 Whitinsville. 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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