Antenna aiming / Daytona Beach, FL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Daytona Beach, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Daytona Beach, FL N E S W WFTV — 180° S, 43 mi WRDQ — 180° S, 43 mi WKMG — 181° S, 40 mi WESH — 181° S, 40 mi WDSC — 181° S, 40 mi WEFS — 181° S, 40 mi WDTO — 182° S, 42 mi WRBW — 182° S, 42 mi WACX — 183° S, 42 mi WKCF — 183° S, 42 mi WVEN — 183° S, 42 mi WTGL — 183° S, 42 mi WHLV — 183° S, 42 mi WATV — 183° S, 42 mi WOFT — 183° S, 42 mi WRCF — 183° S, 42 mi WOFL — 183° S, 41 mi WUCF — 184° S, 41 mi WSWF — 194° SSW, 45 mi WZXZ — 194° SSW, 45 mi WHDO — 200° SSW, 61 mi WWCI — 204° SSW, 49 mi WKME — 206° SSW, 64 mi WFEF — 210° SSW, 50 mi WTMO — 211° SSW, 47 mi WOTF — 221° SW, 25 mi WPXB — 258° WSW, 7 mi WJGV — 305° NW, 47 mi WQXT — 338° NNW, 53 mi Daytona Beach

Point South 191° on a compass — 64 miles of range covers this whole market

26/29stations in the beam
142/155free channels
92%of what's available
The other 3 stations sit west-northwest of you (301°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
6 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 Daytona Beach, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFTV ABC 9 180° S 43 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 180° S 43 mi 5
WKMG CBS 6 181° S 40 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 181° S 40 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 181° S 40 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 181° S 40 mi 4
WDTO Daystar 50 182° S 42 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 182° S 42 mi 4
WACX Independent 55 183° S 42 mi 13
WKCF CW 18 183° S 42 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 183° S 42 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 183° S 42 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 183° S 42 mi 5
WATV Fubo Sports 47 183° S 42 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 183° S 42 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 183° S 42 mi 1
WOFL FOX 35 183° S 41 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 184° S 41 mi 5
WSWF Diya TV 10 194° SSW 45 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 194° SSW 45 mi 4
WHDO Infomercials 38 200° SSW 61 mi 7
WWCI Infomercials 10 204° SSW 49 mi 7
WKME Telemundo 31 206° SSW 64 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 210° SSW 50 mi 7
WTMO Telemundo 31 211° SSW 47 mi 4
WOTF Independent 26 221° SW 25 mi 6
WPXB Daystar 50 258° WSW 7 mi 1
WJGV Independent 48 305° NW 47 mi 4
WQXT Retro TV 22 338° NNW 53 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Daytona Beach, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 6.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 42 miles.

For Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach are spread across 158° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Daytona Beach. 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 Daytona Beach, FL, including what each station carries.

Calendar

What’s on, and when

Big games, races and live events coming up on free over-the-air TV, and the channel to find each one on. Full-season schedules show which games an antenna gets you for free.

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