Antenna aiming / Bloomfield Hills, MI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Bloomfield Hills, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Bloomfield Hills, MI N E S W WADL — 97° E, 18 mi WLPC — 151° SSE, 20 mi WMYD — 162° SSE, 10 mi WHNE — 162° SSE, 10 mi WUDL — 162° SSE, 10 mi WTVS — 162° SSE, 10 mi WUDT — 162° SSE, 10 mi WWJ — 162° SSE, 10 mi WHPS — 167° SSE, 27 mi WDIV — 168° SSE, 7 mi WJBK — 173° S, 9 mi WNWO — 186° S, 64 mi WXYZ — 186° S, 8 mi WTOL — 187° S, 64 mi WTVG — 188° S, 63 mi WGTE — 189° S, 65 mi WUPW — 190° S, 65 mi WMNT — 193° SSW, 66 mi WDTJ — 194° SSW, 67 mi WKBD — 209° SSW, 8 mi WDWO — 209° SSW, 8 mi WLMB — 215° SW, 71 mi WPXD — 251° WSW, 45 mi WSMH — 316° NW, 61 mi WAQP — 317° NW, 60 mi WJRT — 317° NW, 61 mi W35DQ-D — 327° NNW, 50 mi WFFC — 328° NNW, 66 mi WEYI — 331° NNW, 50 mi WXON — 331° NNW, 46 mi WBSF — 333° NNW, 69 mi WNEM — 333° NNW, 68 mi WDCQ — 342° NNW, 69 mi Bloomfield Hills

Point South 185° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

20/33stations in the beam
119/203free channels
59%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit northwest of you (326°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Bloomfield Hills, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WADL MyNetworkTV 38 97° E 18 mi 8
WLPC Independent 28 151° SSE 20 mi 5
WMYD Independent 20 162° SSE 10 mi 4
WHNE Binge TV 3 162° SSE 10 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 162° SSE 10 mi 7
WTVS PBS 56 162° SSE 10 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 162° SSE 10 mi 1
WWJ CBS 62 162° SSE 10 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 167° SSE 27 mi 6
WDIV NBC 4 168° SSE 7 mi 5
WJBK FOX 2 173° S 9 mi 7
WNWO NBC 24 186° S 64 mi 5
WXYZ ABC 7 186° S 8 mi 7
WTOL CBS 11 187° S 64 mi 8
WTVG ABC 13 188° S 63 mi 7
WGTE PBS 30 189° S 65 mi 4
WUPW FOX 36 190° S 65 mi 6
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 193° SSW 66 mi 8
WDTJ Daystar 68 194° SSW 67 mi 1
WKBD CW 50 209° SSW 8 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 209° SSW 8 mi 8
WLMB Independent 40 215° SW 71 mi 6
WPXD Ion 31 251° WSW 45 mi 9
WSMH FOX 66 316° NW 61 mi 4
WAQP TCT 49 317° NW 60 mi 11
WJRT ABC 12 317° NW 61 mi 7
W35DQ-D MovieSphere Gold 24 327° NNW 50 mi 7
WFFC Black Vision TV 17 328° NNW 66 mi 7
WEYI Roar 25 331° NNW 50 mi 5
WXON Retro TV 9 331° NNW 46 mi 7
WBSF CW 46 333° NNW 69 mi 3
WNEM CBS 5 333° NNW 68 mi 6
WDCQ PBS 19 342° NNW 69 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Bloomfield Hills, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 7.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 11 miles.

For Bloomfield Hills 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 Bloomfield Hills are spread across 245° 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 Bloomfield Hills. 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 Bloomfield Hills, MI, including what each station carries.

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