Antenna aiming / Canfield, OH
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Canfield, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Canfield, OH N E S W WFMJ — 55° NE, 8 mi WYTV — 64° ENE, 8 mi WYFX — 65° ENE, 7 mi WKBN — 65° ENE, 7 mi WPCB — 129° SE, 67 mi WPNT — 131° SE, 54 mi WPGH — 131° SE, 54 mi KDKA — 132° SE, 53 mi WPKD — 132° SE, 53 mi WPDN — 132° SE, 58 mi WBPA — 132° SE, 58 mi WOSC — 132° SE, 58 mi WPTG — 132° SE, 58 mi WQED — 132° SE, 58 mi WINP — 132° SE, 58 mi WPXI — 133° SE, 55 mi WTAE — 135° SE, 72 mi WTOV — 170° S, 47 mi WTRF — 179° S, 66 mi WOUC — 203° SSW, 69 mi WIVD — 220° SW, 59 mi WNEO — 225° SW, 10 mi WIVN — 251° WSW, 24 mi WIVX — 268° W, 48 mi WIVM — 268° W, 48 mi WDLI — 274° W, 43 mi WVPX — 275° W, 42 mi WEAO — 277° W, 45 mi WRLM — 283° WNW, 30 mi WJW — 297° WNW, 55 mi WEWS — 297° WNW, 55 mi WUAB — 298° WNW, 55 mi WQHS — 298° WNW, 55 mi WBNX — 299° WNW, 54 mi WCDN — 299° WNW, 54 mi WOIO — 299° WNW, 55 mi WKYC — 299° WNW, 54 mi WVIZ — 299° WNW, 54 mi WEKA — 305° NW, 58 mi WQDI — 305° NW, 58 mi Canfield

Point West 276° on a compass — 72 miles of range covers this whole market

18/40stations in the beam
103/223free channels
46%of what's available
The other 22 stations sit southeast of you (134°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
11 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 Canfield, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFMJ NBC 21 55° NE 8 mi 3
WYTV ABC 33 64° ENE 8 mi 2
WYFX FOX 62 65° ENE 7 mi 6
WKBN CBS 27 65° ENE 7 mi 2
WPCB Cornerstone 40 129° SE 67 mi 8
WPNT CW 22 131° SE 54 mi 4
WPGH FOX 53 131° SE 54 mi 5
KDKA CBS 2 132° SE 53 mi 5
WPKD Independent 19 132° SE 53 mi 6
WPDN Daystar 65 132° SE 58 mi 1
WBPA PBS 13 132° SE 58 mi 5
WOSC MeTV Toons 61 132° SE 58 mi 12
WPTG MovieSphere Gold 69 132° SE 58 mi 12
WQED PBS 13 132° SE 58 mi 5
WINP Ion 16 132° SE 58 mi 8
WPXI NBC 11 133° SE 55 mi 4
WTAE ABC 4 135° SE 72 mi 6
WTOV NBC 9 170° S 47 mi 4
WTRF CBS 7 179° S 66 mi 4
WOUC PBS 44 203° SSW 69 mi 7
WIVD Independent 26 220° SW 59 mi 8
WNEO PBS 45 225° SW 10 mi 3
WIVN Independent 29 251° WSW 24 mi 8
WIVX Shop HQ 13 268° W 48 mi 12
WIVM Independent 39 268° W 48 mi 8
WDLI Bounce TV 17 274° W 43 mi 1
WVPX Ion 23 275° W 42 mi 7
WEAO PBS 49 277° W 45 mi 3
WRLM TCT 47 283° WNW 30 mi 1
WJW FOX 8 297° WNW 55 mi 5
WEWS ABC 5 297° WNW 55 mi 8
WUAB CW 43 298° WNW 55 mi 3
WQHS Univision 61 298° WNW 55 mi 8
WBNX CW 55 299° WNW 54 mi 5
WCDN Daystar 53 299° WNW 54 mi 1
WOIO CBS 19 299° WNW 55 mi 4
WKYC NBC 3 299° WNW 54 mi 8
WVIZ PBS 25 299° WNW 54 mi 7
WEKA Infomercials 41 305° NW 58 mi 7
WQDI Infomercials 20 305° NW 58 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Canfield, OH?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 7.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Canfield 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 Canfield are spread across 250° 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 Canfield. 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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