Antenna aiming / Arvin, CA
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How to aim your TV antenna in Arvin, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Arvin, CA N E S W KCBT — 15° NNE, 23 mi KBFK — 15° NNE, 23 mi KUVI — 15° NNE, 23 mi KTLD — 15° NNE, 23 mi KKEY — 15° NNE, 23 mi KABE — 15° NNE, 23 mi KNXT — 15° NNE, 23 mi KJOI — 15° NNE, 23 mi KGET — 15° NNE, 23 mi KBTF — 32° NNE, 27 mi KERO — 32° NNE, 27 mi KBAK — 32° NNE, 27 mi KBFX — 32° NNE, 27 mi KBBV — 32° NNE, 27 mi KTBN — 144° SE, 76 mi KCET — 144° SE, 76 mi KLCS — 144° SE, 76 mi KTTV — 144° SE, 76 mi KCOP — 144° SE, 76 mi KNBC — 144° SE, 76 mi KOCE — 144° SE, 76 mi KABC — 144° SE, 76 mi KAZA — 144° SE, 76 mi KTLA — 144° SE, 76 mi KMEX — 144° SE, 76 mi KFTR — 144° SE, 76 mi KXLA — 144° SE, 76 mi KDOC — 144° SE, 76 mi KJLA — 144° SE, 76 mi KHIZ — 144° SE, 76 mi KFLA — 144° SE, 76 mi KCBS — 144° SE, 76 mi KCAL — 144° SE, 76 mi KNLA — 144° SE, 76 mi KSCI — 144° SE, 77 mi KSCN — 144° SE, 77 mi KVEA — 144° SE, 77 mi KWHY — 144° SE, 77 mi KRCA — 144° SE, 77 mi KHTV — 144° SE, 77 mi KPXN — 144° SE, 77 mi KPOM — 144° SE, 77 mi KSFV — 144° SE, 77 mi KZNO — 144° SE, 77 mi KILM — 145° SE, 77 mi KIIO — 151° SSE, 76 mi KEDD — 157° SSE, 63 mi KSKJ — 160° SSE, 62 mi KZDF — 226° SW, 65 mi KVMM — 226° SW, 65 mi KXBF — 350° N, 16 mi Arvin

Point Southeast 130° on a compass — 77 miles of range covers this whole market

34/51stations in the beam
168/244free channels
69%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit north-northeast of you (15°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
16 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 Arvin, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KCBT Estrella TV 34 15° NNE 23 mi 4
KBFK Movies! 34 15° NNE 23 mi 7
KUVI Quest 45 15° NNE 23 mi 8
KTLD 3ABN 8 15° NNE 23 mi 7
KKEY Telemundo 13 15° NNE 23 mi 1
KABE Univision 39 15° NNE 23 mi 1
KNXT MyNetworkTV 53 15° NNE 23 mi 2
KJOI Daystar 32 15° NNE 23 mi 1
KGET NBC 17 15° NNE 23 mi 4
KBTF UniMas 31 32° NNE 27 mi 3
KERO ABC 23 32° NNE 27 mi 7
KBAK CBS 29 32° NNE 27 mi 4
KBFX FOX 58 32° NNE 27 mi 4
KBBV TeleXitos 19 32° NNE 27 mi 3
KTBN TBN 40 144° SE 76 mi 5
KCET PBS 28 144° SE 76 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 144° SE 76 mi 3
KTTV FOX 11 144° SE 76 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 144° SE 76 mi 4
KNBC NBC 4 144° SE 76 mi 5
KOCE PBS 50 144° SE 76 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 144° SE 76 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 144° SE 76 mi 5
KTLA CW 5 144° SE 76 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 144° SE 76 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 144° SE 76 mi 6
KXLA Independent 44 144° SE 76 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 144° SE 76 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 144° SE 76 mi 9
KHIZ Defy TV 39 144° SE 76 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 144° SE 76 mi 12
KCBS CBS 2 144° SE 76 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 144° SE 76 mi 6
KNLA Daystar 20 144° SE 76 mi 6
KSCI Shop LC 18 144° SE 77 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 144° SE 77 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 144° SE 77 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 144° SE 77 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 144° SE 77 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 144° SE 77 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 144° SE 77 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 144° SE 77 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 144° SE 77 mi 3
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 144° SE 77 mi 1
KILM Bounce TV 64 145° SE 77 mi 1
KIIO US Armenia 10 151° SSE 76 mi 7
KEDD Jewelry TV 45 157° SSE 63 mi 1
KSKJ Heartland TV 45 160° SSE 62 mi 12
KZDF SonLife 8 226° SW 65 mi 7
KVMM MovieSphere Gold 41 226° SW 65 mi 6
KXBF SonLife 14 350° N 16 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Arvin, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 16.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 23 miles.

For Arvin 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 Arvin are spread across 236° 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 Arvin. 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 Arvin, CA, including what each station carries.

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