Antenna aiming / Ellijay, GA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Ellijay, GA

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

Transmitter directions from Ellijay, GA N E S W WGGD — 139° SE, 54 mi WSKC — 157° SSE, 56 mi WGTV — 160° SSE, 67 mi WKTB — 161° SSE, 59 mi WAGA — 169° S, 65 mi WDWW — 169° S, 64 mi WUPA — 169° S, 64 mi WPCH — 169° S, 64 mi WUVG — 169° S, 64 mi WANF — 169° S, 64 mi WHSG — 169° S, 64 mi WATL — 169° S, 64 mi WANN — 169° S, 64 mi WUVM — 169° S, 64 mi WXIA — 170° S, 68 mi WABE — 170° S, 68 mi WSB — 171° S, 67 mi WTBS — 171° S, 68 mi WIRE — 171° S, 68 mi WYGA — 171° S, 68 mi WIGL — 171° S, 68 mi WUEO — 171° S, 68 mi WDTA — 172° S, 67 mi WTHC — 172° S, 67 mi WATC — 174° S, 46 mi WPXA — 192° SSW, 29 mi WDGA — 272° W, 27 mi WNGH — 282° WNW, 10 mi WELF — 289° WNW, 50 mi WDEF — 303° WNW, 53 mi WTVC — 305° NW, 53 mi WRCB — 305° NW, 53 mi WTCI — 309° NW, 53 mi WTNB — 309° NW, 53 mi WOOT — 309° NW, 53 mi WYHB — 309° NW, 53 mi WFLI — 309° NW, 53 mi WDSI — 309° NW, 53 mi WTVL — 309° NW, 53 mi Ellijay

Point South-Southeast 162° on a compass — 68 miles of range covers this whole market

26/39stations in the beam
123/191free channels
64%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit west-northwest of you (302°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
12 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 Ellijay, GA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WGGD Daystar 23 139° SE 54 mi 1
WSKC MeTV Toons 22 157° SSE 56 mi 3
WGTV PBS 8 160° SSE 67 mi 4
WKTB Telemundo 47 161° SSE 59 mi 7
WAGA FOX 5 169° S 65 mi 6
WDWW Defy TV 28 169° S 64 mi 2
WUPA CBS 69 169° S 64 mi 7
WPCH CW 17 169° S 64 mi 4
WUVG Univision 34 169° S 64 mi 7
WANF Independent 46 169° S 64 mi 5
WHSG TBN 63 169° S 64 mi 5
WATL MyNetworkTV 36 169° S 64 mi 6
WANN SWTV Sports 32 169° S 64 mi 6
WUVM Defy TV 4 169° S 64 mi 5
WXIA NBC 11 170° S 68 mi 6
WABE PBS 30 170° S 68 mi 1
WSB ABC 2 171° S 67 mi 6
WTBS France24 6 171° S 68 mi 1
WIRE Infomercials 33 171° S 68 mi 4
WYGA CBN 16 171° S 68 mi 10
WIGL TCT 38 171° S 68 mi 5
WUEO Hasbro Legends 49 171° S 68 mi 6
WDTA Daystar 35 172° S 67 mi 1
WTHC Independent 42 172° S 67 mi 3
WATC Independent 57 174° S 46 mi 4
WPXA Ion 14 192° SSW 29 mi 8
WDGA Heartland TV 43 272° W 27 mi 4
WNGH PBS 18 282° WNW 10 mi 4
WELF TBN 23 289° WNW 50 mi 5
WDEF CBS 12 303° WNW 53 mi 6
WTVC ABC 9 305° NW 53 mi 3
WRCB NBC 3 305° NW 53 mi 5
WTCI PBS 45 309° NW 53 mi 4
WTNB CTN 27 309° NW 53 mi 5
WOOT Heartland TV 6 309° NW 53 mi 7
WYHB 365BLK 39 309° NW 53 mi 12
WFLI CW 53 309° NW 53 mi 4
WDSI True Crime Network 61 309° NW 53 mi 2
WTVL Telemundo 49 309° NW 53 mi 7

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Ellijay, GA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 54 miles.

For Ellijay 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 Ellijay are spread across 170° 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 Ellijay. 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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