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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Clarkston, WA

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

Transmitter directions from Clarkston, WA N E S W KQUP — 7° N, 61 mi KUID — 33° NNE, 25 mi KLEW — 55° NE, 9 mi KHBA — 182° S, 55 mi KFFX — 221° SW, 57 mi K21JQ-D — 239° WSW, 52 mi KSWX — 288° WNW, 34 mi Clarkston

Point North-Northeast 26° on a compass — 61 miles of range covers this whole market

3/7stations in the beam
10/20free channels
50%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit southwest of you (232°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
3 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 Clarkston, WA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KQUP Daystar 24 7° N 61 mi 1
KUID PBS 12 33° NNE 25 mi 5
KLEW CBS 3 55° NE 9 mi 4
KHBA Good News TV 35 182° S 55 mi 5
KFFX Roar 11 221° SW 57 mi 3
K21JQ-D Independent 36 239° WSW 52 mi 1
KSWX SWX Right Now 9 288° WNW 34 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Clarkston, WA?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 9.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 62 miles.

For Clarkston 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 Clarkston are spread across 233° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Clarkston. 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.

See every channel available in Clarkston, WA, including what each station carries.

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