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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Byron Center, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Byron Center, MI N E S W WUHQ — 10° N, 11 mi WCMU — 22° NNE, 71 mi WZPX — 104° ESE, 35 mi WOOD — 124° SE, 14 mi WOLP — 124° SE, 14 mi WXMI — 127° SE, 13 mi WLLA — 139° SE, 22 mi WWMT — 139° SE, 15 mi WOTV — 139° SE, 21 mi WOBC — 140° SE, 46 mi WCUH — 145° SE, 69 mi W25GE-D — 156° SSE, 51 mi WOKZ — 172° S, 35 mi WGVK — 173° S, 34 mi WOGC — 276° W, 11 mi WOHO — 276° W, 11 mi WMKG — 317° NW, 35 mi WTLJ — 322° NW, 14 mi WGVU — 324° NW, 14 mi WOMS — 332° NNW, 36 mi WZZM — 346° NNW, 36 mi WXSP — 359° N, 15 mi Byron Center

Point Southeast 127° on a compass — 71 miles of range covers this whole market

10/22stations in the beam
58/106free channels
55%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit northwest of you (324°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Byron Center, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUHQ Daystar 29 10° N 11 mi 1
WCMU PBS 14 22° NNE 71 mi 5
WZPX Ion 43 104° ESE 35 mi 9
WOOD NBC 8 124° SE 14 mi 4
WOLP MyNetworkTV 27 124° SE 14 mi 1
WXMI FOX 17 127° SE 13 mi 8
WLLA Independent 64 139° SE 22 mi 6
WWMT CBS 3 139° SE 15 mi 5
WOTV ABC 41 139° SE 21 mi 4
WOBC MyNetworkTV 16 140° SE 46 mi 3
WCUH Outlaw 16 145° SE 69 mi 7
W25GE-D TCT 25 156° SSE 51 mi 11
WOKZ MyNetworkTV 50 172° S 35 mi 1
WGVK PBS 52 173° S 34 mi 6
WOGC NBC 25 276° W 11 mi 3
WOHO MyNetworkTV 33 276° W 11 mi 1
WMKG Independent 31 317° NW 35 mi 1
WTLJ TCT 54 322° NW 14 mi 11
WGVU PBS 35 324° NW 14 mi 6
WOMS MyNetworkTV 29 332° NNW 36 mi 1
WZZM ABC 13 346° NNW 36 mi 9
WXSP MyNetworkTV 15 359° N 15 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Byron Center, MI?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 10.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 16 miles.

For Byron Center 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 Byron Center are spread across 258° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Byron Center. 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 Byron Center, MI, including what each station carries.

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