Antenna aiming / Barnesville, GA
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How to aim your TV antenna in Barnesville, GA

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

Transmitter directions from Barnesville, GA N E S W WDMA — 120° ESE, 30 mi WMUB — 122° ESE, 39 mi WGNM — 122° ESE, 39 mi WMAZ — 123° ESE, 39 mi WPGA — 123° ESE, 39 mi WMGT — 123° ESE, 39 mi WGXA — 123° ESE, 39 mi WMUM — 129° SE, 65 mi WTVM — 217° SW, 64 mi WRBL — 217° SW, 64 mi WHOT — 217° SW, 64 mi WXTX — 227° SW, 60 mi WLTZ — 227° SW, 61 mi WYBU — 233° SW, 68 mi WJSP — 247° WSW, 36 mi WCAC — 270° W, 53 mi WTHC — 343° NNW, 51 mi WDTA — 343° NNW, 51 mi WYGA — 344° NNW, 49 mi WIGL — 344° NNW, 49 mi WUEO — 344° NNW, 49 mi WTBS — 344° NNW, 49 mi WIRE — 344° NNW, 49 mi WSB — 344° NNW, 51 mi WABE — 346° NNW, 50 mi WXIA — 346° NNW, 50 mi WUVM — 347° NNW, 53 mi WUPA — 347° NNW, 53 mi WPCH — 347° NNW, 53 mi WUVG — 347° NNW, 53 mi WANF — 347° NNW, 53 mi WHSG — 347° NNW, 53 mi WATL — 347° NNW, 53 mi WANN — 347° NNW, 53 mi WDWW — 347° NNW, 53 mi WAGA — 347° NNW, 52 mi WKTB — 356° N, 59 mi WSKC — 358° N, 64 mi WGTV — 359° N, 52 mi Barnesville

Point North 0° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

23/39stations in the beam
110/186free channels
59%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit south of you (176°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
11 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 Barnesville, GA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDMA Daystar 31 120° ESE 30 mi 1
WMUB France24 38 122° ESE 39 mi 1
WGNM CTN 45 122° ESE 39 mi 5
WMAZ CBS 13 123° ESE 39 mi 6
WPGA MeTV 58 123° ESE 39 mi 8
WMGT NBC 41 123° ESE 39 mi 6
WGXA FOX 24 123° ESE 39 mi 4
WMUM PBS 29 129° SE 65 mi 4
WTVM ABC 9 217° SW 64 mi 7
WRBL CBS 3 217° SW 64 mi 4
WHOT Independent 66 217° SW 64 mi 9
WXTX FOX 54 227° SW 60 mi 7
WLTZ NBC 38 227° SW 61 mi 4
WYBU CTN 16 233° SW 68 mi 5
WJSP PBS 28 247° WSW 36 mi 4
WCAC Independent 33 270° W 53 mi 1
WTHC Independent 42 343° NNW 51 mi 3
WDTA Daystar 35 343° NNW 51 mi 1
WYGA CBN 16 344° NNW 49 mi 10
WIGL TCT 38 344° NNW 49 mi 5
WUEO Hasbro Legends 49 344° NNW 49 mi 6
WTBS France24 6 344° NNW 49 mi 1
WIRE Infomercials 33 344° NNW 49 mi 4
WSB ABC 2 344° NNW 51 mi 6
WABE PBS 30 346° NNW 50 mi 1
WXIA NBC 11 346° NNW 50 mi 6
WUVM Defy TV 4 347° NNW 53 mi 5
WUPA CBS 69 347° NNW 53 mi 7
WPCH CW 17 347° NNW 53 mi 4
WUVG Univision 34 347° NNW 53 mi 7
WANF Independent 46 347° NNW 53 mi 5
WHSG TBN 63 347° NNW 53 mi 5
WATL MyNetworkTV 36 347° NNW 53 mi 6
WANN SWTV Sports 32 347° NNW 53 mi 6
WDWW Defy TV 28 347° NNW 53 mi 2
WAGA FOX 5 347° NNW 52 mi 6
WKTB Telemundo 47 356° N 59 mi 7
WSKC MeTV Toons 22 358° N 64 mi 3
WGTV PBS 8 359° N 52 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Barnesville, GA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 30.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 50 miles.

For Barnesville 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 Barnesville are spread across 239° 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 Barnesville. 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 Barnesville, GA, including what each station carries.

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