Antenna aiming / Easton, MD
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Easton, MD

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

Transmitter directions from Easton, MD N E S W WDPB — 111° ESE, 27 mi WMDE — 111° ESE, 27 mi WRDE — 130° SE, 31 mi WBOC — 130° SE, 31 mi WCPB — 137° SE, 39 mi WGDV — 137° SE, 27 mi WMDT — 137° SE, 27 mi WRC — 281° W, 55 mi WWTD — 281° W, 55 mi WFDC — 281° W, 55 mi WZDC — 281° W, 55 mi WRZB — 281° W, 55 mi WIAV — 281° W, 55 mi WDCO — 281° W, 55 mi WDME — 281° W, 55 mi WETA — 282° WNW, 55 mi WJLA — 282° WNW, 55 mi WUSA — 282° WNW, 55 mi WHUT — 282° WNW, 55 mi WPXW — 282° WNW, 55 mi WDCW — 283° WNW, 52 mi WDDN — 286° WNW, 54 mi WMPT — 298° WNW, 32 mi WQAW — 298° WNW, 32 mi WMPB — 321° NW, 59 mi WMAR — 321° NW, 48 mi WBAL — 321° NW, 48 mi WJZ — 321° NW, 48 mi WBFF — 321° NW, 48 mi WNUV — 321° NW, 48 mi WUTB — 321° NW, 48 mi WMJF — 327° NNW, 51 mi WWDD — 350° N, 51 mi Easton

Point West-Northwest 297° on a compass — 59 miles of range covers this whole market

25/33stations in the beam
120/153free channels
78%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit east-southeast of you (121°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
5 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 Easton, MD

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDPB PBS 64 111° ESE 27 mi 3
WMDE Shop LC 36 111° ESE 27 mi 7
WRDE NBC 31 130° SE 31 mi 4
WBOC CBS 16 130° SE 31 mi 3
WCPB PBS 28 137° SE 39 mi 4
WGDV WeatherNation TV 32 137° SE 27 mi 7
WMDT ABC 47 137° SE 27 mi 4
WRC NBC 4 281° W 55 mi 4
WWTD HSN2 49 281° W 55 mi 5
WFDC Univision 14 281° W 55 mi 4
WZDC Telemundo 44 281° W 55 mi 2
WRZB HSN2 31 281° W 55 mi 4
WIAV Roar 58 281° W 55 mi 2
WDCO Roar 10 281° W 55 mi 1
WDME MeTV 48 281° W 55 mi 8
WETA PBS 26 282° WNW 55 mi 5
WJLA ABC 7 282° WNW 55 mi 6
WUSA CBS 9 282° WNW 55 mi 5
WHUT PBS 32 282° WNW 55 mi 2
WPXW Ion 66 282° WNW 55 mi 8
WDCW CW 50 283° WNW 52 mi 3
WDDN Daystar 23 286° WNW 54 mi 2
WMPT PBS 22 298° WNW 32 mi 5
WQAW Jewelry TV 69 298° WNW 32 mi 12
WMPB PBS 67 321° NW 59 mi 5
WMAR ABC 2 321° NW 48 mi 9
WBAL NBC 11 321° NW 48 mi 7
WJZ CBS 13 321° NW 48 mi 6
WBFF FOX 45 321° NW 48 mi 3
WNUV CW 54 321° NW 48 mi 4
WUTB Roar 24 321° NW 48 mi 1
WMJF MeTV Toons 39 327° NNW 51 mi 7
WWDD Daystar 49 350° N 51 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Easton, MD?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 27.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 49 miles.

For Easton 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 Easton are spread across 216° 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 Easton. 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 Easton, MD, including what each station carries.

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