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

How to aim your TV antenna in Cidra, PR

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

Transmitter directions from Cidra, PR N E S W WLII — 24° NNE, 8 mi WZNA — 25° NNE, 8 mi WUJA — 26° NNE, 8 mi WWXY — 26° NNE, 8 mi WDWL — 26° NNE, 8 mi WRUA — 69° ENE, 26 mi WORO — 69° ENE, 26 mi WMTJ — 69° ENE, 26 mi WVQS — 69° ENE, 26 mi WRFB — 71° ENE, 21 mi WIDP — 71° ENE, 22 mi WVSN — 71° ENE, 22 mi WTCV — 71° ENE, 21 mi WJPX — 71° ENE, 21 mi WVDO — 71° ENE, 21 mi WKAQ — 120° ESE, 8 mi WAPA — 121° ESE, 8 mi WIPR — 121° ESE, 8 mi WXWZ — 122° ESE, 9 mi WSTE — 255° WSW, 34 mi WQQZ — 260° W, 39 mi WQTO — 260° W, 39 mi WKPV — 260° W, 39 mi WVOZ — 260° W, 39 mi WUSP — 266° W, 26 mi WJWN — 268° W, 54 mi WTPM — 268° W, 54 mi WIPM — 268° W, 54 mi WNJX — 268° W, 54 mi WOLE — 268° W, 54 mi WORA — 268° W, 54 mi WELU — 268° W, 54 mi WSUR — 269° W, 27 mi WTIN — 269° W, 27 mi WCCV — 276° W, 39 mi WSJP — 284° WNW, 67 mi WIMN — 302° WNW, 37 mi WECN — 316° NW, 78 mi WSJN — 358° N, 8 mi Cidra

Point West 272° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

18/39stations in the beam
56/108free channels
52%of what's available
The other 21 stations sit east-northeast of you (62°). 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 Cidra, PR

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WLII Independent 11 24° NNE 8 mi 2
WZNA Independent 3 25° NNE 8 mi 1
WUJA Independent 58 26° NNE 8 mi 4
WWXY Independent 25 26° NNE 8 mi 3
WDWL Enlace 36 26° NNE 8 mi 1
WRUA Tiva TV 8 69° ENE 26 mi 2
WORO Independent 13 69° ENE 26 mi 3
WMTJ PBS 40 69° ENE 26 mi 2
WVQS CTN International 20 69° ENE 26 mi 5
WRFB ABC 5 71° ENE 21 mi 3
WIDP Aliento Vision 46 71° ENE 22 mi 4
WVSN Independent 68 71° ENE 22 mi 1
WTCV Daystar 18 71° ENE 21 mi 1
WJPX America TeVe 24 71° ENE 21 mi 2
WVDO Independent 10 71° ENE 21 mi 2
WKAQ Telemundo 2 120° ESE 8 mi 3
WAPA Independent 4 121° ESE 8 mi 3
WIPR Independent 6 121° ESE 8 mi 3
WXWZ Independent 23 122° ESE 9 mi 2
WSTE Univision 7 255° WSW 34 mi 2
WQQZ Independent 14 260° W 39 mi 6
WQTO PBS 26 260° W 39 mi 2
WKPV America TeVe 20 260° W 39 mi 3
WVOZ Mega TV 48 260° W 39 mi 3
WUSP CTN International 20 266° W 26 mi 5
WJWN America TeVe 38 268° W 54 mi 2
WTPM Independent 28 268° W 54 mi 4
WIPM Independent 3 268° W 54 mi 3
WNJX Independent 4 268° W 54 mi 5
WOLE Independent 12 268° W 54 mi 2
WORA ABC 5 268° W 54 mi 3
WELU CTN International 34 268° W 54 mi 1
WSUR Independent 9 269° W 27 mi 2
WTIN Independent 4 269° W 27 mi 5
WCCV Independent 54 276° W 39 mi 1
WSJP Cozi TV 26 284° WNW 67 mi 3
WIMN Independent 37 302° WNW 37 mi 4
WECN Unico TV 64 316° NW 78 mi 2
WSJN CTN International 20 358° N 8 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Cidra, PR?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 7.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 9 miles.

For Cidra 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 Cidra are spread across 227° 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 Cidra. 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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