Antenna aiming / Corning, CA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Corning, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Corning, CA N E S W KNVN — 22° NNE, 25 mi KCVU — 84° E, 30 mi KZVU — 84° E, 30 mi KUCO — 84° E, 30 mi KKTF — 84° E, 30 mi KXVU — 84° E, 30 mi KHSL — 85° E, 29 mi K31ND-D — 113° ESE, 47 mi KKPM — 154° SSE, 55 mi KEDS — 154° SSE, 55 mi KIXE — 337° NNW, 51 mi KRCR — 337° NNW, 51 mi KMCA — 344° NNW, 45 mi KDRC — 345° NNW, 53 mi KRHT — 345° NNW, 53 mi KRDT — 345° NNW, 53 mi KRVU — 345° NNW, 53 mi Corning

Point North 0° on a compass — 55 miles of range covers this whole market

8/17stations in the beam
30/69free channels
43%of what's available
The other 9 stations sit east-southeast of you (101°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 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 Corning, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KNVN NBC 24 22° NNE 25 mi 4
KCVU Roar 20 84° E 30 mi 5
KZVU MyNetworkTV 22 84° E 30 mi 1
KUCO Univision 27 84° E 30 mi 4
KKTF UniMas 30 84° E 30 mi 1
KXVU Antenna TV 17 84° E 30 mi 1
KHSL CBS 12 85° E 29 mi 5
K31ND-D CBS 12 113° ESE 47 mi 9
KKPM The Dove 28 154° SSE 55 mi 12
KEDS The Dove 16 154° SSE 55 mi 1
KIXE PBS 9 337° NNW 51 mi 3
KRCR ABC 7 337° NNW 51 mi 3
KMCA Antenna TV 10 344° NNW 45 mi 1
KDRC The Dove 26 345° NNW 53 mi 2
KRHT SonLife 41 345° NNW 53 mi 2
KRDT The Dove 23 345° NNW 53 mi 12
KRVU MyNetworkTV 21 345° NNW 53 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Corning, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 25.3 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 52 miles.

For Corning 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 Corning are spread across 177° 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 Corning. 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 Corning, CA, including what each station carries.

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