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

How to aim your TV antenna in Delray Beach, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Delray Beach, FL N E S W WBWP — 5° N, 24 mi W16CC-D — 187° S, 32 mi WHFT — 188° S, 32 mi WURH — 189° S, 33 mi WSCV — 189° S, 33 mi WBEC — 189° S, 33 mi WAMI — 189° S, 33 mi WSBS-CD — 189° S, 33 mi WLRN — 190° S, 33 mi WBFS — 191° S, 34 mi WEYS — 191° S, 34 mi WPXM — 191° S, 35 mi WPBT — 191° S, 35 mi WSVN — 191° S, 34 mi WPLG — 191° S, 34 mi WFOR — 192° SSW, 34 mi WTVJ — 192° SSW, 34 mi WLTV — 192° SSW, 34 mi WSFL — 192° SSW, 34 mi WJAN — 200° SSW, 67 mi WHDT — 315° NW, 12 mi WFLX — 315° NW, 12 mi WXEL — 315° NW, 12 mi WPTV — 325° NW, 11 mi WPXP — 325° NW, 11 mi WFGC — 325° NW, 11 mi WPEC — 326° NW, 11 mi WSLF — 339° NNW, 49 mi WPBF — 339° NNW, 49 mi WTVX — 339° NNW, 49 mi WTCE — 354° N, 40 mi WTCN — 354° N, 40 mi WWHB — 354° N, 40 mi Delray Beach

Point South 170° on a compass — 67 miles of range covers this whole market

19/33stations in the beam
79/151free channels
52%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit north-northwest of you (335°). 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 Delray Beach, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WBWP Independent 19 5° N 24 mi 7
W16CC-D Buzzr 16 187° S 32 mi 9
WHFT TBN 45 188° S 32 mi 5
WURH Independent 13 189° S 33 mi 1
WSCV Telemundo 51 189° S 33 mi 6
WBEC Independent 63 189° S 33 mi 2
WAMI UniMas 69 189° S 33 mi 5
WSBS-CD Mega TV 19 189° S 33 mi 2
WLRN PBS 17 190° S 33 mi 1
WBFS CW 33 191° S 34 mi 7
WEYS Almavision 31 191° S 34 mi 1
WPXM Ion 35 191° S 35 mi 8
WPBT PBS 2 191° S 35 mi 4
WSVN FOX 7 191° S 34 mi 4
WPLG Independent 10 191° S 34 mi 3
WFOR CBS 4 192° SSW 34 mi 5
WTVJ NBC 6 192° SSW 34 mi 4
WLTV Univision 23 192° SSW 34 mi 5
WSFL Independent 39 192° SSW 34 mi 5
WJAN America TeVe 41 200° SSW 67 mi 2
WHDT Independent 9 315° NW 12 mi 6
WFLX FOX 29 315° NW 12 mi 8
WXEL PBS 42 315° NW 12 mi 1
WPTV NBC 5 325° NW 11 mi 9
WPXP Ion 67 325° NW 11 mi 9
WFGC CTN 61 325° NW 11 mi 5
WPEC CBS 12 326° NW 11 mi 4
WSLF Daystar 35 339° NNW 49 mi 1
WPBF ABC 25 339° NNW 49 mi 6
WTVX CW 34 339° NNW 49 mi 5
WTCE TBN 21 354° N 40 mi 3
WTCN MyNetworkTV 43 354° N 40 mi 4
WWHB Roar 48 354° N 40 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Delray Beach, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 11.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 33 miles.

For Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach 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 Delray 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 Delray Beach, FL, including what each station carries.

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