Antenna aiming / Draper, UT
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Draper, UT

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

Transmitter directions from Draper, UT N E S W KUCL — 10° N, 16 mi KUTH — 194° SSW, 16 mi KBTU — 301° WNW, 21 mi KUPX — 301° WNW, 21 mi KTMW — 301° WNW, 21 mi KUTV — 302° WNW, 21 mi KTVX — 302° WNW, 21 mi KSL — 302° WNW, 21 mi KUED — 302° WNW, 21 mi KSTU — 302° WNW, 21 mi KUEN — 302° WNW, 21 mi KBYU — 302° WNW, 21 mi KJZZ — 302° WNW, 21 mi KPNZ — 302° WNW, 21 mi KUCW — 302° WNW, 21 mi KSVN — 302° WNW, 21 mi K18OI-D — 306° NW, 22 mi KPDR — 356° N, 21 mi Draper

Point North-Northwest 327° on a compass — 22 miles of range covers this whole market

16/18stations in the beam
94/108free channels
87%of what's available
The other 2 stations sit west-northwest of you (282°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.

Every transmitter near Draper, UT

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KUCL Hope Channel 26 10° N 16 mi 6
KUTH Univision 32 194° SSW 16 mi 8
KBTU Hasbro Legends 23 301° WNW 21 mi 7
KUPX Independent 16 301° WNW 21 mi 9
KTMW Telemundo 20 301° WNW 21 mi 5
KUTV CBS 2 302° WNW 21 mi 4
KTVX ABC 4 302° WNW 21 mi 6
KSL NBC 5 302° WNW 21 mi 2
KUED PBS 7 302° WNW 21 mi 6
KSTU FOX 13 302° WNW 21 mi 7
KUEN PBS Kids 9 302° WNW 21 mi 4
KBYU BYU TV 11 302° WNW 21 mi 3
KJZZ Independent 14 302° WNW 21 mi 3
KPNZ TCT 24 302° WNW 21 mi 7
KUCW CW 30 302° WNW 21 mi 5
KSVN Binge TV 25 302° WNW 21 mi 12
K18OI-D MeTV 8 306° NW 22 mi 10
KPDR Fubo Sports 19 356° N 21 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Draper, UT?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 15.6 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 21 miles.

For Draper 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 Draper are spread across 176° 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 Draper. 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 Draper, UT, including what each station carries.

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