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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Ashland, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Ashland, OH N E S W WQDI — 38° NE, 54 mi WEKA — 38° NE, 54 mi WUAB — 42° NE, 47 mi WEWS — 42° NE, 47 mi WQHS — 42° NE, 48 mi WOIO — 42° NE, 48 mi WBNX — 42° NE, 48 mi WCDN — 43° NE, 48 mi WKYC — 43° NE, 48 mi WVIZ — 43° NE, 48 mi WJW — 43° NE, 46 mi WEAO — 68° ENE, 39 mi WVPX — 71° ENE, 41 mi WDLI — 71° ENE, 40 mi WRLM — 72° ENE, 54 mi WIVM — 77° ENE, 34 mi WIVX — 77° ENE, 34 mi WIVD — 129° SE, 56 mi WHIZ — 165° SSE, 68 mi WSFJ — 200° SSW, 58 mi WSYX — 210° SSW, 74 mi WTTE — 210° SSW, 74 mi WQMC — 210° SSW, 74 mi WGCT — 211° SSW, 68 mi WCMH — 211° SSW, 73 mi WBNS — 211° SSW, 73 mi WDEM — 211° SSW, 73 mi WCLL — 211° SSW, 73 mi WCSN — 212° SSW, 70 mi WOSU — 213° SSW, 59 mi WCBZ — 214° SW, 63 mi WOOH — 218° SW, 75 mi WOCB — 225° SW, 54 mi WMFD — 244° WSW, 17 mi WXCB — 247° WSW, 46 mi WQIZ — 247° WSW, 46 mi WGGN — 334° NNW, 16 mi Ashland

Point Southwest 218° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

17/37stations in the beam
109/219free channels
50%of what's available
The other 20 stations sit northeast of you (56°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 Ashland, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WQDI Infomercials 20 38° NE 54 mi 7
WEKA Infomercials 41 38° NE 54 mi 7
WUAB CW 43 42° NE 47 mi 3
WEWS ABC 5 42° NE 47 mi 8
WQHS Univision 61 42° NE 48 mi 8
WOIO CBS 19 42° NE 48 mi 4
WBNX CW 55 42° NE 48 mi 5
WCDN Daystar 53 43° NE 48 mi 1
WKYC NBC 3 43° NE 48 mi 8
WVIZ PBS 25 43° NE 48 mi 7
WJW FOX 8 43° NE 46 mi 5
WEAO PBS 49 68° ENE 39 mi 3
WVPX Ion 23 71° ENE 41 mi 7
WDLI Bounce TV 17 71° ENE 40 mi 1
WRLM TCT 47 72° ENE 54 mi 1
WIVM Independent 39 77° ENE 34 mi 8
WIVX Shop HQ 13 77° ENE 34 mi 12
WIVD Independent 26 129° SE 56 mi 8
WHIZ NBC 18 165° SSE 68 mi 3
WSFJ Bounce TV 51 200° SSW 58 mi 2
WSYX ABC 6 210° SSW 74 mi 4
WTTE Roar 28 210° SSW 74 mi 5
WQMC Independent 15 210° SSW 74 mi 2
WGCT TCT 39 211° SSW 68 mi 10
WCMH NBC 4 211° SSW 73 mi 5
WBNS CBS 10 211° SSW 73 mi 8
WDEM Rock Entertainment Sports Network 17 211° SSW 73 mi 12
WCLL Daystar 19 211° SSW 73 mi 1
WCSN Movies! 32 212° SSW 70 mi 8
WOSU PBS 34 213° SSW 59 mi 5
WCBZ Cozi TV 22 214° SW 63 mi 8
WOOH Heartland TV 29 218° SW 75 mi 7
WOCB TCT 39 225° SW 54 mi 10
WMFD Independent 68 244° WSW 17 mi 2
WXCB TCT 39 247° WSW 46 mi 10
WQIZ TCT 33 247° WSW 46 mi 10
WGGN Independent 52 334° NNW 16 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Ashland, OH?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 15.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 47 miles.

For Ashland 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 Ashland are spread across 273° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Ashland. 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 Ashland, OH, including what each station carries.

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