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

How to aim your TV antenna in Wilbraham, MA

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

Transmitter directions from Wilbraham, MA N E S W WEKW — 3° N, 63 mi WVMA — 3° N, 63 mi WMUR — 36° NE, 73 mi WNEU — 36° NE, 73 mi WUTF — 68° ENE, 39 mi WWJE — 69° ENE, 51 mi WUNI — 69° ENE, 51 mi WSHM — 118° ESE, 1 mi WPXQ — 143° SE, 55 mi WEDN — 162° SSE, 44 mi WHPX — 166° SSE, 50 mi WUTH — 185° S, 29 mi WEDY — 204° SSW, 60 mi WTNH — 209° SSW, 56 mi WCTX — 209° SSW, 56 mi WEDW — 214° SW, 70 mi WZME — 214° SW, 64 mi WRDM — 215° SW, 36 mi WVIT — 215° SW, 36 mi WHCT — 215° SW, 36 mi WEDH — 215° SW, 36 mi WTIC — 215° SW, 36 mi WCCT — 215° SW, 36 mi WUVN — 218° SW, 31 mi WFSB — 218° SW, 31 mi WWAX — 218° SW, 31 mi WTXX — 219° SW, 45 mi WRNT — 220° SW, 30 mi WHTX — 258° WSW, 14 mi WWLP — 258° WSW, 14 mi WDMR — 258° WSW, 14 mi WGBY — 305° NW, 14 mi WGGB — 305° NW, 14 mi WFXQ — 308° NW, 14 mi WHNH — 352° N, 59 mi Wilbraham

Point South 190° on a compass — 73 miles of range covers this whole market

19/35stations in the beam
80/142free channels
56%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit north of you (1°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Wilbraham, MA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WEKW PBS 11 3° N 63 mi 5
WVMA Antenna TV 17 3° N 63 mi 1
WMUR ABC 9 36° NE 73 mi 3
WNEU Telemundo 60 36° NE 73 mi 5
WUTF UniMas 27 68° ENE 39 mi 5
WWJE True Crime Network 50 69° ENE 51 mi 1
WUNI Univision 66 69° ENE 51 mi 5
WSHM CBS 33 118° ESE 1 mi 7
WPXQ Ion 69 143° SE 55 mi 8
WEDN PBS 53 162° SSE 44 mi 2
WHPX Ion 26 166° SSE 50 mi 8
WUTH UniMas 47 185° S 29 mi 1
WEDY PBS 65 204° SSW 60 mi 2
WTNH ABC 8 209° SSW 56 mi 3
WCTX MyNetworkTV 59 209° SSW 56 mi 2
WEDW PBS 49 214° SW 70 mi 1
WZME Story Television 43 214° SW 64 mi 5
WRDM Telemundo 19 215° SW 36 mi 2
WVIT NBC 30 215° SW 36 mi 4
WHCT MeTV 35 215° SW 36 mi 10
WEDH PBS 24 215° SW 36 mi 2
WTIC FOX 61 215° SW 36 mi 6
WCCT CW 20 215° SW 36 mi 4
WUVN Univision 18 218° SW 31 mi 2
WFSB CBS 3 218° SW 31 mi 6
WWAX Independent 27 218° SW 31 mi 7
WTXX MovieSphere Gold 34 219° SW 45 mi 7
WRNT Jewelry TV 32 220° SW 30 mi 6
WHTX Univision 43 258° WSW 14 mi 3
WWLP NBC 22 258° WSW 14 mi 4
WDMR Telemundo 14 258° WSW 14 mi 4
WGBY PBS 57 305° NW 14 mi 4
WGGB ABC 40 305° NW 14 mi 4
WFXQ NBC 28 308° NW 14 mi 2
WHNH Daystar 2 352° N 59 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Wilbraham, MA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 1.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 31 miles.

For Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham are spread across 311° 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 Wilbraham. 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 Wilbraham, MA, including what each station carries.

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