Antenna aiming / Cleveland, TX
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Cleveland, TX

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

Transmitter directions from Cleveland, TX N E S W KBTV — 102° ESE, 57 mi KFDM — 103° ESE, 58 mi KAOB — 106° ESE, 55 mi KVVV — 182° S, 63 mi KEHO — 208° SSW, 41 mi KBMN — 208° SSW, 41 mi KHOU — 214° SSW, 63 mi KTRK — 214° SSW, 62 mi KRIV — 214° SSW, 62 mi KUHT — 214° SSW, 62 mi KPRC — 214° SSW, 63 mi KIAH — 214° SSW, 63 mi KXLN — 214° SW, 64 mi KYAZ — 214° SW, 64 mi KTBU — 214° SW, 64 mi KZJL — 214° SW, 64 mi KTXH — 214° SW, 64 mi KUVM — 214° SW, 64 mi KCVH — 214° SW, 64 mi KUVM-LD — 214° SW, 64 mi KHLM — 214° SW, 64 mi KETH — 214° SW, 63 mi KTMD — 214° SW, 63 mi KPXB — 214° SW, 63 mi KUBE — 214° SW, 63 mi KFTH — 214° SW, 63 mi KLTJ — 214° SW, 63 mi KUGB — 214° SW, 63 mi KVQT — 214° SW, 63 mi KBPX — 214° SW, 63 mi KDHU — 214° SW, 63 mi KTWC — 334° NNW, 75 mi KIVY — 335° NNW, 75 mi Cleveland

Point South 185° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

28/33stations in the beam
168/191free channels
88%of what's available
The other 5 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 Cleveland, TX

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KBTV Roar 4 102° ESE 57 mi 5
KFDM CBS 6 103° ESE 58 mi 3
KAOB Newsmax2 27 106° ESE 55 mi 12
KVVV Binge TV 15 182° S 63 mi 12
KEHO Infomercials 32 208° SSW 41 mi 7
KBMN Hasbro Legends 40 208° SSW 41 mi 7
KHOU CBS 11 214° SSW 63 mi 7
KTRK ABC 13 214° SSW 62 mi 5
KRIV FOX 26 214° SSW 62 mi 4
KUHT PBS 8 214° SSW 62 mi 7
KPRC NBC 2 214° SSW 63 mi 5
KIAH CW 39 214° SSW 63 mi 5
KXLN Univision 45 214° SW 64 mi 6
KYAZ MeTV 51 214° SW 64 mi 7
KTBU Quest 55 214° SW 64 mi 5
KZJL Estrella TV 61 214° SW 64 mi 6
KTXH MyNetworkTV 20 214° SW 64 mi 4
KUVM LATV 34 214° SW 64 mi 7
KCVH Independent 6 214° SW 64 mi 1
KUVM-LD Defy TV 10 214° SW 64 mi 4
KHLM CTN 12 214° SW 64 mi 2
KETH TBN 14 214° SW 63 mi 3
KTMD Telemundo 47 214° SW 63 mi 6
KPXB Ion 49 214° SW 63 mi 8
KUBE Shop LC 57 214° SW 63 mi 10
KFTH UniMas 67 214° SW 63 mi 7
KLTJ Daystar 22 214° SW 63 mi 1
KUGB America's Voice 28 214° SW 63 mi 7
KVQT Newsmax2 21 214° SW 63 mi 12
KBPX VietSky 46 214° SW 63 mi 12
KDHU Daystar 50 214° SW 63 mi 1
KTWC IBN TV 12 334° NNW 75 mi 1
KIVY Antenna TV 16 335° NNW 75 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Cleveland, TX?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 40.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 63 miles.

For Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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.

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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 Cleveland. 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 Cleveland, TX, including what each station carries.

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