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

How to aim your TV antenna in Brighton, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Brighton, MI N E S W W35DQ-D — 1° N, 47 mi WEYI — 3° N, 49 mi WXON — 6° N, 46 mi WADL — 85° E, 46 mi WDIV — 93° E, 29 mi WKBD — 93° E, 24 mi WDWO — 93° E, 24 mi WXYZ — 95° E, 27 mi WJBK — 96° E, 29 mi WMYD — 97° E, 31 mi WHNE — 97° E, 31 mi WUDL — 97° E, 31 mi WWJ — 97° E, 31 mi WTVS — 97° E, 31 mi WUDT — 97° E, 31 mi WLPC — 107° ESE, 39 mi WHPS — 121° ESE, 40 mi WNWO — 159° SSE, 62 mi WTOL — 160° SSE, 61 mi WTVG — 162° SSE, 60 mi WGTE — 163° SSE, 61 mi WUPW — 163° SSE, 61 mi WMNT — 168° SSE, 60 mi WDTJ — 168° SSE, 60 mi WLMB — 193° SSW, 54 mi WPXD — 239° WSW, 17 mi WLAJ — 262° W, 38 mi WILX — 264° W, 41 mi WSYM — 267° W, 44 mi WLNS — 293° WNW, 33 mi WKAR — 293° WNW, 35 mi WSMH — 343° NNW, 52 mi WJRT — 344° NNW, 52 mi WAQP — 344° NNW, 51 mi WFFC — 353° N, 62 mi WBSF — 357° N, 67 mi WNEM — 357° N, 67 mi Brighton

Point East 91° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

14/37stations in the beam
87/220free channels
40%of what's available
The other 23 stations sit west-northwest of you (284°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Brighton, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
W35DQ-D MovieSphere Gold 24 1° N 47 mi 7
WEYI Roar 25 3° N 49 mi 5
WXON Retro TV 9 6° N 46 mi 7
WADL MyNetworkTV 38 85° E 46 mi 8
WDIV NBC 4 93° E 29 mi 5
WKBD CW 50 93° E 24 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 93° E 24 mi 8
WXYZ ABC 7 95° E 27 mi 7
WJBK FOX 2 96° E 29 mi 7
WMYD Independent 20 97° E 31 mi 4
WHNE Binge TV 3 97° E 31 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 97° E 31 mi 7
WWJ CBS 62 97° E 31 mi 5
WTVS PBS 56 97° E 31 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 97° E 31 mi 1
WLPC Independent 28 107° ESE 39 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 121° ESE 40 mi 6
WNWO NBC 24 159° SSE 62 mi 5
WTOL CBS 11 160° SSE 61 mi 8
WTVG ABC 13 162° SSE 60 mi 7
WGTE PBS 30 163° SSE 61 mi 4
WUPW FOX 36 163° SSE 61 mi 6
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 168° SSE 60 mi 8
WDTJ Daystar 68 168° SSE 60 mi 1
WLMB Independent 40 193° SSW 54 mi 6
WPXD Ion 31 239° WSW 17 mi 9
WLAJ ABC 53 262° W 38 mi 2
WILX NBC 10 264° W 41 mi 7
WSYM FOX 47 267° W 44 mi 7
WLNS CBS 6 293° WNW 33 mi 1
WKAR PBS 23 293° WNW 35 mi 5
WSMH FOX 66 343° NNW 52 mi 4
WJRT ABC 12 344° NNW 52 mi 7
WAQP TCT 49 344° NNW 51 mi 11
WFFC Black Vision TV 17 353° N 62 mi 7
WBSF CW 46 357° N 67 mi 3
WNEM CBS 5 357° N 67 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Brighton, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 17.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 32 miles.

For Brighton 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 Brighton are spread across 281° 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 Brighton. 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 Brighton, MI, including what each station carries.

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