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

How to aim your TV antenna in Deatsville, AL

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

Transmitter directions from Deatsville, AL N E S W WOIL — 12° NNE, 56 mi WCIQ — 30° NNE, 69 mi WAXC — 50° NE, 35 mi WGIQ — 137° SE, 84 mi WFRZ — 141° SE, 19 mi WMCF — 141° SE, 19 mi WBMM — 145° SE, 47 mi WIYC — 145° SE, 47 mi WAIQ — 158° SSE, 18 mi WALE — 161° SSE, 21 mi WETU — 161° SSE, 21 mi WCOV — 162° SSE, 47 mi WSFA — 162° SSE, 47 mi WDSF — 163° SSE, 28 mi WNCF — 211° SSW, 39 mi WAKA — 214° SW, 39 mi WBIH — 258° WSW, 26 mi WBXM — 258° WSW, 26 mi WDBB — 316° NW, 83 mi WBMA — 334° NNW, 63 mi W16DS-D — 339° NNW, 64 mi WTTO — 339° NNW, 64 mi WIAT — 339° NNW, 64 mi WABM — 339° NNW, 64 mi WBIQ — 339° NNW, 64 mi WBUN — 339° NNW, 64 mi WUOA — 339° NNW, 64 mi WVUA — 339° NNW, 64 mi WBRC — 339° NNW, 64 mi WTBM — 339° NNW, 64 mi WVTM — 339° NNW, 64 mi WOTM — 345° NNW, 56 mi WGWW — 359° N, 68 mi Deatsville

Point North-Northwest 342° on a compass — 84 miles of range covers this whole market

16/33stations in the beam
65/145free channels
45%of what's available
The other 17 stations sit south-southeast of you (162°). 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 Deatsville, AL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOIL Independent 47 12° NNE 56 mi 1
WCIQ PBS 7 30° NNE 69 mi 4
WAXC Heartland TV 31 50° NE 35 mi 1
WGIQ PBS 43 137° SE 84 mi 4
WFRZ Greater Love TV 33 141° SE 19 mi 1
WMCF TBN 45 141° SE 19 mi 5
WBMM CW 22 145° SE 47 mi 7
WIYC Cozi TV 48 145° SE 47 mi 7
WAIQ PBS 26 158° SSE 18 mi 4
WALE Montgomery Weather Channel 17 161° SSE 21 mi 5
WETU Daystar 39 161° SSE 21 mi 1
WCOV FOX 20 162° SSE 47 mi 5
WSFA NBC 12 162° SSE 47 mi 6
WDSF MovieSphere Gold 19 163° SSE 28 mi 7
WNCF ABC 32 211° SSW 39 mi 2
WAKA CBS 8 214° SW 39 mi 9
WBIH TCT 29 258° WSW 26 mi 6
WBXM Telemundo 5 258° WSW 26 mi 6
WDBB CW 17 316° NW 83 mi 6
WBMA ABC 58 334° NNW 63 mi 4
W16DS-D Independent 47 339° NNW 64 mi 2
WTTO CW 21 339° NNW 64 mi 4
WIAT CW 42 339° NNW 64 mi 4
WABM MyNetworkTV 68 339° NNW 64 mi 5
WBIQ PBS 10 339° NNW 64 mi 4
WBUN Daystar 28 339° NNW 64 mi 1
WUOA Fubo Sports 46 339° NNW 64 mi 7
WVUA Cozi TV 23 339° NNW 64 mi 4
WBRC FOX 6 339° NNW 64 mi 7
WTBM Telemundo 24 339° NNW 64 mi 6
WVTM NBC 13 339° NNW 64 mi 6
WOTM Independent 19 345° NNW 56 mi 1
WGWW Heroes & Icons 40 359° N 68 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Deatsville, AL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 17.7 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 39 miles.

For Deatsville 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 Deatsville are spread across 272° 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 Deatsville. 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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