Antenna aiming / Calhoun, GA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Calhoun, GA

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

Transmitter directions from Calhoun, GA N E S W WNGH — 37° NE, 22 mi WPXA — 126° SE, 21 mi WSKC — 128° SE, 58 mi WKTB — 133° SE, 59 mi WGTV — 136° SE, 66 mi WATC — 136° SE, 41 mi WDWW — 143° SE, 59 mi WUPA — 143° SE, 59 mi WPCH — 143° SE, 59 mi WUVG — 143° SE, 59 mi WANF — 143° SE, 59 mi WHSG — 143° SE, 59 mi WATL — 143° SE, 59 mi WANN — 143° SE, 59 mi WUVM — 143° SE, 59 mi WAGA — 143° SE, 60 mi WXIA — 145° SE, 62 mi WABE — 145° SE, 62 mi WSB — 146° SE, 61 mi WTBS — 147° SSE, 62 mi WIRE — 147° SSE, 62 mi WYGA — 147° SSE, 62 mi WIGL — 147° SSE, 62 mi WUEO — 147° SSE, 62 mi WDTA — 147° SSE, 60 mi WTHC — 147° SSE, 60 mi WEAC — 221° SW, 80 mi WELF — 322° NW, 40 mi WDEF — 335° NNW, 49 mi WTVC — 336° NNW, 50 mi WRCB — 336° NNW, 50 mi WTCI — 339° NNW, 53 mi WTNB — 339° NNW, 53 mi WOOT — 339° NNW, 53 mi WYHB — 339° NNW, 53 mi WTVL — 340° NNW, 53 mi WFLI — 340° NNW, 53 mi WDSI — 340° NNW, 53 mi WDGA — 348° NNW, 17 mi Calhoun

Point East-Southeast 118° on a compass — 80 miles of range covers this whole market

25/39stations in the beam
122/191free channels
64%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit north-northwest of you (338°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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 Calhoun, GA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WNGH PBS 18 37° NE 22 mi 4
WPXA Ion 14 126° SE 21 mi 8
WSKC MeTV Toons 22 128° SE 58 mi 3
WKTB Telemundo 47 133° SE 59 mi 7
WGTV PBS 8 136° SE 66 mi 4
WATC Independent 57 136° SE 41 mi 4
WDWW Defy TV 28 143° SE 59 mi 2
WUPA CBS 69 143° SE 59 mi 7
WPCH CW 17 143° SE 59 mi 4
WUVG Univision 34 143° SE 59 mi 7
WANF Independent 46 143° SE 59 mi 5
WHSG TBN 63 143° SE 59 mi 5
WATL MyNetworkTV 36 143° SE 59 mi 6
WANN SWTV Sports 32 143° SE 59 mi 6
WUVM Defy TV 4 143° SE 59 mi 5
WAGA FOX 5 143° SE 60 mi 6
WXIA NBC 11 145° SE 62 mi 6
WABE PBS 30 145° SE 62 mi 1
WSB ABC 2 146° SE 61 mi 6
WTBS France24 6 147° SSE 62 mi 1
WIRE Infomercials 33 147° SSE 62 mi 4
WYGA CBN 16 147° SSE 62 mi 10
WIGL TCT 38 147° SSE 62 mi 5
WUEO Hasbro Legends 49 147° SSE 62 mi 6
WDTA Daystar 35 147° SSE 60 mi 1
WTHC Independent 42 147° SSE 60 mi 3
WEAC Independent 24 221° SW 80 mi 1
WELF TBN 23 322° NW 40 mi 5
WDEF CBS 12 335° NNW 49 mi 6
WTVC ABC 9 336° NNW 50 mi 3
WRCB NBC 3 336° NNW 50 mi 5
WTCI PBS 45 339° NNW 53 mi 4
WTNB CTN 27 339° NNW 53 mi 5
WOOT Heartland TV 6 339° NNW 53 mi 7
WYHB 365BLK 39 339° NNW 53 mi 12
WTVL Telemundo 49 340° NNW 53 mi 7
WFLI CW 53 340° NNW 53 mi 4
WDSI True Crime Network 61 340° NNW 53 mi 2
WDGA Heartland TV 43 348° NNW 17 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Calhoun, GA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 16.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 53 miles.

For Calhoun 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 Calhoun are spread across 259° 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 Calhoun. 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.

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