Antenna aiming / Bayamon, PR
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Bayamon, PR

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

Transmitter directions from Bayamon, PR N E S W WRUA — 92° E, 25 mi WORO — 92° E, 25 mi WMTJ — 92° E, 25 mi WVQS — 92° E, 25 mi WIDP — 98° E, 21 mi WVSN — 98° E, 21 mi WRFB — 98° E, 21 mi WVDO — 98° E, 21 mi WTCV — 98° E, 21 mi WJPX — 98° E, 21 mi WUJA — 125° SE, 5 mi WZNA — 125° SE, 5 mi WLII — 125° SE, 5 mi WDWL — 126° SE, 5 mi WWXY — 126° SE, 5 mi WKAQ — 151° SSE, 16 mi WAPA — 151° SSE, 16 mi WIPR — 151° SSE, 16 mi WXWZ — 152° SSE, 17 mi WSJN — 170° S, 2 mi WSTE — 239° WSW, 37 mi WUSP — 245° WSW, 28 mi WQQZ — 246° WSW, 42 mi WVOZ — 246° WSW, 41 mi WKPV — 246° WSW, 41 mi WQTO — 246° WSW, 41 mi WSUR — 248° WSW, 29 mi WTIN — 249° WSW, 29 mi WJWN — 257° WSW, 55 mi WTPM — 257° WSW, 55 mi WIPM — 258° WSW, 55 mi WNJX — 258° WSW, 55 mi WOLE — 258° WSW, 55 mi WORA — 258° WSW, 55 mi WELU — 258° WSW, 55 mi WCCV — 261° W, 39 mi WVEO — 270° W, 65 mi WIRS — 270° W, 65 mi WSJP — 275° W, 65 mi WIMN — 287° WNW, 32 mi WECN — 311° NW, 70 mi Bayamon

Point West-Southwest 257° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

20/41stations in the beam
59/111free channels
53%of what's available
The other 21 stations sit east-southeast of you (117°). 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 Bayamon, PR

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRUA Tiva TV 8 92° E 25 mi 2
WORO Independent 13 92° E 25 mi 3
WMTJ PBS 40 92° E 25 mi 2
WVQS CTN International 20 92° E 25 mi 5
WIDP Aliento Vision 46 98° E 21 mi 4
WVSN Independent 68 98° E 21 mi 1
WRFB ABC 5 98° E 21 mi 3
WVDO Independent 10 98° E 21 mi 2
WTCV Daystar 18 98° E 21 mi 1
WJPX America TeVe 24 98° E 21 mi 2
WUJA Independent 58 125° SE 5 mi 4
WZNA Independent 3 125° SE 5 mi 1
WLII Independent 11 125° SE 5 mi 2
WDWL Enlace 36 126° SE 5 mi 1
WWXY Independent 25 126° SE 5 mi 3
WKAQ Telemundo 2 151° SSE 16 mi 3
WAPA Independent 4 151° SSE 16 mi 3
WIPR Independent 6 151° SSE 16 mi 3
WXWZ Independent 23 152° SSE 17 mi 2
WSJN CTN International 20 170° S 2 mi 3
WSTE Univision 7 239° WSW 37 mi 2
WUSP CTN International 20 245° WSW 28 mi 5
WQQZ Independent 14 246° WSW 42 mi 6
WVOZ Mega TV 48 246° WSW 41 mi 3
WKPV America TeVe 20 246° WSW 41 mi 3
WQTO PBS 26 246° WSW 41 mi 2
WSUR Independent 9 248° WSW 29 mi 2
WTIN Independent 4 249° WSW 29 mi 5
WJWN America TeVe 38 257° WSW 55 mi 2
WTPM Independent 28 257° WSW 55 mi 4
WIPM Independent 3 258° WSW 55 mi 3
WNJX Independent 4 258° WSW 55 mi 5
WOLE Independent 12 258° WSW 55 mi 2
WORA ABC 5 258° WSW 55 mi 3
WELU CTN International 34 258° WSW 55 mi 1
WCCV Independent 54 261° W 39 mi 1
WVEO Daystar 18 270° W 65 mi 1
WIRS America TeVe 24 270° W 65 mi 2
WSJP Cozi TV 26 275° W 65 mi 3
WIMN Independent 37 287° WNW 32 mi 4
WECN Unico TV 64 311° NW 70 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Bayamon, PR?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 1.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 17 miles.

For Bayamon we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Bayamon are spread across 219° 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 Bayamon. 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 Bayamon, PR, including what each station carries.

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