Antenna aiming / Clinton, NC
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Clinton, NC

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

Transmitter directions from Clinton, NC N E S W WARZ — 3° N, 36 mi WNGT — 3° N, 36 mi WRAY — 10° N, 58 mi WNCR — 26° NNE, 69 mi WHFL — 35° NE, 30 mi WUNK — 47° NE, 56 mi WEPX — 62° ENE, 59 mi WITN — 65° ENE, 59 mi WNCT — 65° ENE, 59 mi WUNM — 83° E, 57 mi WCTI — 83° E, 57 mi WYDO — 83° E, 57 mi WPXU — 123° ESE, 61 mi WQDH — 158° SSE, 61 mi WWAY — 172° S, 61 mi WECT — 172° S, 61 mi WSFX — 172° S, 61 mi WILM — 173° S, 48 mi WUNJ — 173° S, 48 mi WFXB — 221° SW, 74 mi WBTW — 232° SW, 71 mi WPDE — 232° SW, 72 mi WWMB — 232° SW, 72 mi WTNG — 245° WSW, 49 mi WUNU — 251° WSW, 43 mi WFPX — 259° W, 43 mi WNCB — 275° W, 37 mi WBFT — 305° NW, 56 mi WUVC — 314° NW, 50 mi WUNC — 322° NW, 76 mi WIRP — 322° NW, 76 mi WWIW — 340° NNW, 58 mi WRDC — 346° NNW, 48 mi WTVD — 346° NNW, 47 mi WRTD — 347° NNW, 47 mi WLFL — 347° NNW, 48 mi WRAL — 347° NNW, 48 mi WRAZ — 347° NNW, 48 mi WNCN — 347° NNW, 48 mi Clinton

Point North-Northwest 333° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

14/39stations in the beam
57/191free channels
30%of what's available
The other 25 stations sit south-southeast of you (151°). 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 Clinton, NC

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WARZ 3ABN 21 3° N 36 mi 1
WNGT WRAL Plus 34 3° N 36 mi 4
WRAY TCT 30 10° N 58 mi 1
WNCR Biz TV 21 26° NNE 69 mi 2
WHFL Independent 43 35° NE 30 mi 4
WUNK PBS 25 47° NE 56 mi 4
WEPX Ion 38 62° ENE 59 mi 9
WITN NBC 7 65° ENE 59 mi 7
WNCT CBS 9 65° ENE 59 mi 4
WUNM PBS 19 83° E 57 mi 4
WCTI ABC 12 83° E 57 mi 4
WYDO Roar 14 83° E 57 mi 4
WPXU Ion 35 123° ESE 61 mi 9
WQDH Shop LC 49 158° SSE 61 mi 9
WWAY ABC 3 172° S 61 mi 5
WECT NBC 6 172° S 61 mi 7
WSFX FOX 26 172° S 61 mi 6
WILM Independent 10 173° S 48 mi 3
WUNJ PBS 39 173° S 48 mi 4
WFXB FOX 43 221° SW 74 mi 9
WBTW CBS 13 232° SW 71 mi 5
WPDE ABC 15 232° SW 72 mi 6
WWMB Roar 21 232° SW 72 mi 4
WTNG Shop HQ 7 245° WSW 49 mi 12
WUNU PBS 31 251° WSW 43 mi 4
WFPX Bounce TV 62 259° W 43 mi 1
WNCB Infomercials 16 275° W 37 mi 7
WBFT TCT 46 305° NW 56 mi 4
WUVC Univision 40 314° NW 50 mi 8
WUNC PBS 4 322° NW 76 mi 4
WIRP Hasbro Legends 27 322° NW 76 mi 8
WWIW Daystar 66 340° NNW 58 mi 1
WRDC MyNetworkTV 28 346° NNW 48 mi 3
WTVD ABC 11 346° NNW 47 mi 5
WRTD Telemundo 54 347° NNW 47 mi 1
WLFL CW 22 347° NNW 48 mi 4
WRAL NBC 5 347° NNW 48 mi 5
WRAZ FOX 50 347° NNW 48 mi 4
WNCN CBS 17 347° NNW 48 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Clinton, NC?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 30.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 48 miles.

For Clinton 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 Clinton are spread across 312° 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 Clinton. 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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