Antenna aiming / Ashville, OH
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Ashville, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Ashville, OH N E S W WOSU — 1° N, 30 mi WSFJ — 27° NNE, 28 mi WHIZ — 74° ENE, 52 mi WOUB — 124° SE, 51 mi WWHO — 225° SW, 13 mi WOOH — 326° NW, 24 mi WQMC — 343° NNW, 15 mi WSYX — 343° NNW, 15 mi WTTE — 343° NNW, 15 mi WCMH — 344° NNW, 18 mi WBNS — 344° NNW, 18 mi WDEM — 344° NNW, 18 mi WCLL — 344° NNW, 18 mi WCSN — 347° NNW, 21 mi WQIZ — 350° N, 62 mi WXCB — 351° N, 62 mi WOCB — 351° N, 41 mi WGCT — 354° N, 21 mi WCBZ — 355° N, 27 mi Ashville

Point North-Northwest 332° on a compass — 62 miles of range covers this whole market

15/19stations in the beam
105/120free channels
88%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit east of you (94°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
1 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 Ashville, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOSU PBS 34 1° N 30 mi 5
WSFJ Bounce TV 51 27° NNE 28 mi 2
WHIZ NBC 18 74° ENE 52 mi 3
WOUB PBS 20 124° SE 51 mi 7
WWHO CW 53 225° SW 13 mi 3
WOOH Heartland TV 29 326° NW 24 mi 7
WQMC Independent 15 343° NNW 15 mi 2
WSYX ABC 6 343° NNW 15 mi 4
WTTE Roar 28 343° NNW 15 mi 5
WCMH NBC 4 344° NNW 18 mi 5
WBNS CBS 10 344° NNW 18 mi 8
WDEM Rock Entertainment Sports Network 17 344° NNW 18 mi 12
WCLL Daystar 19 344° NNW 18 mi 1
WCSN Movies! 32 347° NNW 21 mi 8
WQIZ TCT 33 350° N 62 mi 10
WXCB TCT 39 351° N 62 mi 10
WOCB TCT 39 351° N 41 mi 10
WGCT TCT 39 354° N 21 mi 10
WCBZ Cozi TV 22 355° N 27 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ashville, OH?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 22 miles.

For Ashville 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 Ashville are spread across 259° 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 Ashville. 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 Ashville, OH, including what each station carries.

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