Antenna aiming / El Campo, TX
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in El Campo, TX

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

Transmitter directions from El Campo, TX N E S W KVQT — 61° ENE, 52 mi KBPX — 61° ENE, 52 mi KDHU — 61° ENE, 52 mi KETH — 61° ENE, 52 mi KTMD — 61° ENE, 52 mi KPXB — 61° ENE, 52 mi KUBE — 61° ENE, 52 mi KFTH — 61° ENE, 52 mi KLTJ — 61° ENE, 52 mi KUGB — 61° ENE, 52 mi KRIV — 61° ENE, 53 mi KUHT — 61° ENE, 53 mi KTRK — 61° ENE, 53 mi KPRC — 61° ENE, 53 mi KIAH — 61° ENE, 53 mi KCVH — 62° ENE, 52 mi KUVM-LD — 62° ENE, 52 mi KHLM — 62° ENE, 52 mi KXLN — 62° ENE, 52 mi KYAZ — 62° ENE, 52 mi KTBU — 62° ENE, 52 mi KZJL — 62° ENE, 52 mi KTXH — 62° ENE, 52 mi KUVM — 62° ENE, 52 mi KHOU — 62° ENE, 53 mi KAVU — 244° WSW, 57 mi KVCT — 244° WSW, 57 mi KMOL — 244° WSW, 57 mi KXTS — 244° WSW, 57 mi KUNU — 244° WSW, 57 mi KVTX — 244° WSW, 57 mi El Campo

Point North-Northeast 32° on a compass — 57 miles of range covers this whole market

25/31stations in the beam
142/158free channels
90%of what's available
The other 6 stations sit west-southwest of you (244°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 El Campo, TX

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVQT Newsmax2 21 61° ENE 52 mi 12
KBPX VietSky 46 61° ENE 52 mi 12
KDHU Daystar 50 61° ENE 52 mi 1
KETH TBN 14 61° ENE 52 mi 3
KTMD Telemundo 47 61° ENE 52 mi 6
KPXB Ion 49 61° ENE 52 mi 8
KUBE Shop LC 57 61° ENE 52 mi 10
KFTH UniMas 67 61° ENE 52 mi 7
KLTJ Daystar 22 61° ENE 52 mi 1
KUGB America's Voice 28 61° ENE 52 mi 7
KRIV FOX 26 61° ENE 53 mi 4
KUHT PBS 8 61° ENE 53 mi 7
KTRK ABC 13 61° ENE 53 mi 5
KPRC NBC 2 61° ENE 53 mi 5
KIAH CW 39 61° ENE 53 mi 5
KCVH Independent 6 62° ENE 52 mi 1
KUVM-LD Defy TV 10 62° ENE 52 mi 4
KHLM CTN 12 62° ENE 52 mi 2
KXLN Univision 45 62° ENE 52 mi 6
KYAZ MeTV 51 62° ENE 52 mi 7
KTBU Quest 55 62° ENE 52 mi 5
KZJL Estrella TV 61 62° ENE 52 mi 6
KTXH MyNetworkTV 20 62° ENE 52 mi 4
KUVM LATV 34 62° ENE 52 mi 7
KHOU CBS 11 62° ENE 53 mi 7
KAVU ABC 25 244° WSW 57 mi 5
KVCT FOX 19 244° WSW 57 mi 4
KMOL NBC 17 244° WSW 57 mi 2
KXTS CBS 41 244° WSW 57 mi 3
KUNU Univision 21 244° WSW 57 mi 1
KVTX Telemundo 45 244° WSW 57 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in El Campo, TX?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 52.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 53 miles.

For El Campo 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 El Campo 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 El Campo. 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 El Campo, TX, including what each station carries.

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