Antenna aiming / Clanton, AL
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How to aim your TV antenna in Clanton, AL

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

Transmitter directions from Clanton, AL N E S W WOTM — 1° N, 41 mi WGWW — 15° NNE, 57 mi WOIL — 33° NNE, 49 mi WEAC — 39° NE, 73 mi WCIQ — 47° NE, 68 mi WAXC — 77° ENE, 43 mi WFRZ — 135° SE, 40 mi WMCF — 135° SE, 39 mi WBMM — 140° SE, 67 mi WIYC — 141° SE, 67 mi WAIQ — 143° SE, 37 mi WALE — 146° SE, 40 mi WETU — 146° SE, 40 mi WDSF — 149° SSE, 47 mi WCOV — 153° SSE, 65 mi WSFA — 153° SSE, 65 mi WNCF — 185° S, 46 mi WAKA — 188° S, 46 mi WBXM — 208° SSW, 21 mi WBIH — 208° SSW, 21 mi WDVZ — 296° WNW, 54 mi WVUA-CD — 296° WNW, 54 mi WJMY — 301° WNW, 55 mi WSES — 317° NW, 64 mi WDBB — 318° NW, 63 mi WSFG — 320° NW, 80 mi WBMA — 344° NNW, 45 mi W16DS-D — 350° N, 47 mi WUOA — 351° N, 47 mi WTTO — 351° N, 47 mi WIAT — 351° N, 47 mi WABM — 351° N, 47 mi WBIQ — 351° N, 47 mi WBUN — 351° N, 47 mi WVUA — 351° N, 47 mi WBRC — 351° N, 47 mi WTBM — 351° N, 47 mi WVTM — 351° N, 47 mi Clanton

Point Northwest 322° on a compass — 80 miles of range covers this whole market

18/38stations in the beam
82/164free channels
50%of what's available
The other 20 stations sit southeast of you (133°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Clanton, AL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOTM Independent 19 1° N 41 mi 1
WGWW Heroes & Icons 40 15° NNE 57 mi 3
WOIL Independent 47 33° NNE 49 mi 1
WEAC Independent 24 39° NE 73 mi 1
WCIQ PBS 7 47° NE 68 mi 4
WAXC Heartland TV 31 77° ENE 43 mi 1
WFRZ Greater Love TV 33 135° SE 40 mi 1
WMCF TBN 45 135° SE 39 mi 5
WBMM CW 22 140° SE 67 mi 7
WIYC Cozi TV 48 141° SE 67 mi 7
WAIQ PBS 26 143° SE 37 mi 4
WALE Montgomery Weather Channel 17 146° SE 40 mi 5
WETU Daystar 39 146° SE 40 mi 1
WDSF MovieSphere Gold 19 149° SSE 47 mi 7
WCOV FOX 20 153° SSE 65 mi 5
WSFA NBC 12 153° SSE 65 mi 6
WNCF ABC 32 185° S 46 mi 2
WAKA CBS 8 188° S 46 mi 9
WBXM Telemundo 5 208° SSW 21 mi 6
WBIH TCT 29 208° SSW 21 mi 6
WDVZ Cozi TV 3 296° WNW 54 mi 3
WVUA-CD Cozi TV 7 296° WNW 54 mi 3
WJMY Telemundo 25 301° WNW 55 mi 6
WSES Heroes & Icons 33 317° NW 64 mi 3
WDBB CW 17 318° NW 63 mi 6
WSFG Daystar 51 320° NW 80 mi 7
WBMA ABC 58 344° NNW 45 mi 4
W16DS-D Independent 47 350° N 47 mi 2
WUOA Fubo Sports 46 351° N 47 mi 7
WTTO CW 21 351° N 47 mi 4
WIAT CW 42 351° N 47 mi 4
WABM MyNetworkTV 68 351° N 47 mi 5
WBIQ PBS 10 351° N 47 mi 4
WBUN Daystar 28 351° N 47 mi 1
WVUA Cozi TV 23 351° N 47 mi 4
WBRC FOX 6 351° N 47 mi 7
WTBM Telemundo 24 351° N 47 mi 6
WVTM NBC 13 351° N 47 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Clanton, AL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 21.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Clanton 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 Clanton are spread across 272° 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 Clanton. 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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