Antenna aiming / Dacula, GA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Dacula, GA

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

Transmitter directions from Dacula, GA N E S W WGTA — 34° NNE, 53 mi WGTV — 232° SW, 19 mi WXIA — 240° WSW, 30 mi WYGA — 240° WSW, 32 mi WIGL — 240° WSW, 32 mi WUEO — 240° WSW, 32 mi WTBS — 240° WSW, 32 mi WIRE — 240° WSW, 32 mi WABE — 240° WSW, 30 mi WSB — 242° WSW, 31 mi WTHC — 243° WSW, 33 mi WDTA — 243° WSW, 33 mi WAGA — 245° WSW, 29 mi WUPA — 246° WSW, 29 mi WPCH — 246° WSW, 29 mi WUVG — 246° WSW, 29 mi WANF — 246° WSW, 29 mi WHSG — 246° WSW, 29 mi WATL — 246° WSW, 29 mi WANN — 246° WSW, 29 mi WUVM — 246° WSW, 29 mi WDWW — 246° WSW, 29 mi WKTB — 257° WSW, 19 mi WSKC — 270° W, 16 mi WATC — 281° W, 33 mi WPXA — 298° WNW, 50 mi WNGH — 319° NW, 72 mi WGGD — 345° NNW, 11 mi Dacula

Point West 269° on a compass — 72 miles of range covers this whole market

24/28stations in the beam
118/132free channels
89%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit north-northwest of you (329°). 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 Dacula, GA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WGTA MeTV 32 34° NNE 53 mi 5
WGTV PBS 8 232° SW 19 mi 4
WXIA NBC 11 240° WSW 30 mi 6
WYGA CBN 16 240° WSW 32 mi 10
WIGL TCT 38 240° WSW 32 mi 5
WUEO Hasbro Legends 49 240° WSW 32 mi 6
WTBS France24 6 240° WSW 32 mi 1
WIRE Infomercials 33 240° WSW 32 mi 4
WABE PBS 30 240° WSW 30 mi 1
WSB ABC 2 242° WSW 31 mi 6
WTHC Independent 42 243° WSW 33 mi 3
WDTA Daystar 35 243° WSW 33 mi 1
WAGA FOX 5 245° WSW 29 mi 6
WUPA CBS 69 246° WSW 29 mi 7
WPCH CW 17 246° WSW 29 mi 4
WUVG Univision 34 246° WSW 29 mi 7
WANF Independent 46 246° WSW 29 mi 5
WHSG TBN 63 246° WSW 29 mi 5
WATL MyNetworkTV 36 246° WSW 29 mi 6
WANN SWTV Sports 32 246° WSW 29 mi 6
WUVM Defy TV 4 246° WSW 29 mi 5
WDWW Defy TV 28 246° WSW 29 mi 2
WKTB Telemundo 47 257° WSW 19 mi 7
WSKC MeTV Toons 22 270° W 16 mi 3
WATC Independent 57 281° W 33 mi 4
WPXA Ion 14 298° WNW 50 mi 8
WNGH PBS 18 319° NW 72 mi 4
WGGD Daystar 23 345° NNW 11 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Dacula, GA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 11.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 29 miles.

For Dacula we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Dacula are spread across 162° 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 Dacula. 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 Dacula, GA, including what each station carries.

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