Antenna aiming / Ciales, PR
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Ciales, PR

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

Transmitter directions from Ciales, PR N E S W WRUA — 88° E, 47 mi WORO — 88° E, 47 mi WMTJ — 88° E, 47 mi WVQS — 88° E, 47 mi WSJN — 88° E, 23 mi WLII — 90° E, 26 mi WIDP — 90° E, 43 mi WVSN — 90° E, 43 mi WRFB — 90° E, 43 mi WVDO — 91° E, 43 mi WTCV — 91° E, 43 mi WJPX — 91° E, 43 mi WZNA — 91° E, 27 mi WUJA — 91° E, 27 mi WWXY — 91° E, 27 mi WDWL — 91° E, 27 mi WKAQ — 111° ESE, 32 mi WAPA — 111° ESE, 33 mi WIPR — 111° ESE, 33 mi WXWZ — 112° ESE, 33 mi WUSP — 196° SSW, 10 mi WSUR — 207° SSW, 9 mi WTIN — 207° SSW, 9 mi WSTE — 209° SSW, 19 mi WQQZ — 227° SW, 21 mi WVOZ — 227° SW, 21 mi WKPV — 228° SW, 21 mi WQTO — 228° SW, 21 mi WJWN — 253° WSW, 32 mi WTPM — 253° WSW, 32 mi WIPM — 253° WSW, 32 mi WNJX — 253° WSW, 32 mi WOLE — 253° WSW, 32 mi WORA — 254° WSW, 33 mi WELU — 254° WSW, 33 mi WCCV — 258° WSW, 17 mi WQSJ — 273° W, 44 mi WOST — 273° W, 44 mi WCLO — 273° W, 44 mi WVEO — 274° W, 43 mi WIRS — 274° W, 43 mi WSJP — 281° WNW, 43 mi WIMN — 325° NW, 14 mi WECN — 327° NNW, 57 mi Ciales

Point East 82° on a compass — 57 miles of range covers this whole market

20/44stations in the beam
50/120free channels
42%of what's available
The other 24 stations sit west-southwest of you (252°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 Ciales, PR

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WRUA Tiva TV 8 88° E 47 mi 2
WORO Independent 13 88° E 47 mi 3
WMTJ PBS 40 88° E 47 mi 2
WVQS CTN International 20 88° E 47 mi 5
WSJN CTN International 20 88° E 23 mi 3
WLII Independent 11 90° E 26 mi 2
WIDP Aliento Vision 46 90° E 43 mi 4
WVSN Independent 68 90° E 43 mi 1
WRFB ABC 5 90° E 43 mi 3
WVDO Independent 10 91° E 43 mi 2
WTCV Daystar 18 91° E 43 mi 1
WJPX America TeVe 24 91° E 43 mi 2
WZNA Independent 3 91° E 27 mi 1
WUJA Independent 58 91° E 27 mi 4
WWXY Independent 25 91° E 27 mi 3
WDWL Enlace 36 91° E 27 mi 1
WKAQ Telemundo 2 111° ESE 32 mi 3
WAPA Independent 4 111° ESE 33 mi 3
WIPR Independent 6 111° ESE 33 mi 3
WXWZ Independent 23 112° ESE 33 mi 2
WUSP CTN International 20 196° SSW 10 mi 5
WSUR Independent 9 207° SSW 9 mi 2
WTIN Independent 4 207° SSW 9 mi 5
WSTE Univision 7 209° SSW 19 mi 2
WQQZ Independent 14 227° SW 21 mi 6
WVOZ Mega TV 48 227° SW 21 mi 3
WKPV America TeVe 20 228° SW 21 mi 3
WQTO PBS 26 228° SW 21 mi 2
WJWN America TeVe 38 253° WSW 32 mi 2
WTPM Independent 28 253° WSW 32 mi 4
WIPM Independent 3 253° WSW 32 mi 3
WNJX Independent 4 253° WSW 32 mi 5
WOLE Independent 12 253° WSW 32 mi 2
WORA ABC 5 254° WSW 33 mi 3
WELU CTN International 34 254° WSW 33 mi 1
WCCV Independent 54 258° WSW 17 mi 1
WQSJ CTN International 20 273° W 44 mi 2
WOST Independent 14 273° W 44 mi 6
WCLO Independent 25 273° W 44 mi 1
WVEO Daystar 18 274° W 43 mi 1
WIRS America TeVe 24 274° W 43 mi 2
WSJP Cozi TV 26 281° WNW 43 mi 3
WIMN Independent 37 325° NW 14 mi 4
WECN Unico TV 64 327° NNW 57 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ciales, PR?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 22 miles.

For Ciales 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 Ciales are spread across 239° 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 Ciales. 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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