Antenna aiming / Amite, LA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Amite, LA

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

Transmitter directions from Amite, LA N E S W KGLA — 148° SSE, 62 mi WLAE — 148° SSE, 61 mi WVUE — 149° SSE, 63 mi WYES — 149° SSE, 63 mi WDSU — 150° SSE, 63 mi WGNO — 150° SSE, 63 mi WNOL — 150° SSE, 63 mi KNLD — 154° SSE, 63 mi K20MM-D — 154° SSE, 63 mi WPXL — 154° SSE, 63 mi WUPL — 154° SSE, 63 mi WHNO — 154° SSE, 63 mi WWL — 155° SSE, 63 mi KNOV — 155° SSE, 60 mi WTNO — 158° SSE, 57 mi WQDT — 163° SSE, 60 mi KJUN — 211° SSW, 79 mi WLFT — 234° SW, 42 mi WBRZ — 234° SW, 52 mi W31EL-D — 239° WSW, 55 mi WVLA — 239° WSW, 55 mi KZUP — 239° WSW, 55 mi WBRL — 239° WSW, 55 mi WGMB — 239° WSW, 55 mi WAFB — 239° WSW, 50 mi WLPB — 240° WSW, 49 mi KPBN — 243° WSW, 43 mi KBTR — 243° WSW, 46 mi WBXH — 244° WSW, 46 mi WMAU — 341° NNW, 47 mi Amite

Point Southeast 133° on a compass — 79 miles of range covers this whole market

16/30stations in the beam
90/134free channels
67%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit west-southwest of you (242°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 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 Amite, LA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KGLA Telemundo 42 148° SSE 62 mi 4
WLAE Independent 32 148° SSE 61 mi 3
WVUE FOX 8 149° SSE 63 mi 7
WYES PBS 12 149° SSE 63 mi 7
WDSU NBC 6 150° SSE 63 mi 5
WGNO ABC 26 150° SSE 63 mi 6
WNOL CW 38 150° SSE 63 mi 5
KNLD Daystar 28 154° SSE 63 mi 1
K20MM-D HSN 47 154° SSE 63 mi 5
WPXL Ion 49 154° SSE 63 mi 8
WUPL MyNetworkTV 54 154° SSE 63 mi 5
WHNO CTN 20 154° SSE 63 mi 5
WWL CBS 4 155° SSE 63 mi 8
KNOV Independent 41 155° SSE 60 mi 7
WTNO Fubo Sports 22 158° SSE 57 mi 7
WQDT Defy TV 33 163° SSE 60 mi 7
KJUN Independent 30 211° SSW 79 mi 1
WLFT SonLife 30 234° SW 42 mi 2
WBRZ ABC 2 234° SW 52 mi 2
W31EL-D Daystar 48 239° WSW 55 mi 1
WVLA NBC 33 239° WSW 55 mi 4
KZUP Independent 20 239° WSW 55 mi 1
WBRL CW 21 239° WSW 55 mi 2
WGMB FOX 44 239° WSW 55 mi 4
WAFB CBS 9 239° WSW 50 mi 7
WLPB PBS 27 240° WSW 49 mi 3
KPBN SonLife 14 243° WSW 43 mi 4
KBTR Independent 36 243° WSW 46 mi 3
WBXH Independent 39 244° WSW 46 mi 5
WMAU PBS 17 341° NNW 47 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Amite, LA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 41.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 55 miles.

For Amite we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Amite are spread across 193° 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 Amite. 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 Amite, LA, including what each station carries.

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