Antenna aiming / Cullman, AL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Cullman, AL

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

Transmitter directions from Cullman, AL N E S W WTZT — 2° N, 46 mi W34EY-D — 8° N, 42 mi WAAY — 18° NNE, 42 mi WZDX — 18° NNE, 42 mi WHVD — 18° NNE, 42 mi WHNT — 18° NNE, 42 mi WHIQ — 18° NNE, 42 mi WAFF — 18° NNE, 41 mi WTHV — 18° NNE, 41 mi WEAC — 126° SE, 63 mi WCIQ — 130° SE, 72 mi WPXH — 138° SE, 25 mi WTJP — 143° SE, 29 mi WOIL — 148° SSE, 60 mi WGWW — 153° SSE, 43 mi WOTM — 174° S, 53 mi WVTM — 183° S, 46 mi WBRC — 183° S, 46 mi WTBM — 183° S, 46 mi WVUA — 183° S, 46 mi WTTO — 183° S, 46 mi WIAT — 183° S, 46 mi WABM — 183° S, 46 mi WBIQ — 183° S, 46 mi WBUN — 183° S, 46 mi WUOA — 183° S, 46 mi W16DS-D — 184° S, 46 mi WBMA — 188° S, 50 mi WDVZ — 213° SSW, 81 mi WVUA-CD — 213° SSW, 81 mi WJMY — 213° SSW, 77 mi WDBB — 219° SW, 59 mi WSES — 220° SW, 60 mi WSFG — 235° SW, 56 mi WCQT — 284° WNW, 5 mi WHDF — 340° NNW, 62 mi WYAM — 343° NNW, 30 mi Cullman

Point South-Southwest 206° on a compass — 81 miles of range covers this whole market

18/37stations in the beam
82/161free channels
51%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit northeast of you (41°). 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 Cullman, AL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WTZT Cozi TV 11 2° N 46 mi 1
W34EY-D Busted 38 8° N 42 mi 10
WAAY ABC 31 18° NNE 42 mi 8
WZDX FOX 54 18° NNE 42 mi 9
WHVD Daystar 35 18° NNE 42 mi 1
WHNT CBS 19 18° NNE 42 mi 3
WHIQ PBS 25 18° NNE 42 mi 5
WAFF NBC 48 18° NNE 41 mi 7
WTHV Telemundo 29 18° NNE 41 mi 4
WEAC Independent 24 126° SE 63 mi 1
WCIQ PBS 7 130° SE 72 mi 4
WPXH Ion 44 138° SE 25 mi 9
WTJP TBN 60 143° SE 29 mi 5
WOIL Independent 47 148° SSE 60 mi 1
WGWW Heroes & Icons 40 153° SSE 43 mi 3
WOTM Independent 19 174° S 53 mi 1
WVTM NBC 13 183° S 46 mi 6
WBRC FOX 6 183° S 46 mi 7
WTBM Telemundo 24 183° S 46 mi 6
WVUA Cozi TV 23 183° S 46 mi 4
WTTO CW 21 183° S 46 mi 4
WIAT CW 42 183° S 46 mi 4
WABM MyNetworkTV 68 183° S 46 mi 5
WBIQ PBS 10 183° S 46 mi 4
WBUN Daystar 28 183° S 46 mi 1
WUOA Fubo Sports 46 183° S 46 mi 7
W16DS-D Independent 47 184° S 46 mi 2
WBMA ABC 58 188° S 50 mi 4
WDVZ Cozi TV 3 213° SSW 81 mi 3
WVUA-CD Cozi TV 7 213° SSW 81 mi 3
WJMY Telemundo 25 213° SSW 77 mi 6
WDBB CW 17 219° SW 59 mi 6
WSES Heroes & Icons 33 220° SW 60 mi 3
WSFG Daystar 51 235° SW 56 mi 7
WCQT The Walk TV 27 284° WNW 5 mi 1
WHDF CW 15 340° NNW 62 mi 4
WYAM Independent 51 343° NNW 30 mi 2

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Cullman, AL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 5.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 43 miles.

For Cullman 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 Cullman are spread across 253° 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 Cullman. 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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