Antenna aiming / Fallbrook, CA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Fallbrook, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Fallbrook, CA N E S W KVMD — 28° NNE, 51 mi K21DO-D — 54° NE, 56 mi KESQ — 54° NE, 56 mi KRET — 54° NE, 56 mi KMIR — 54° NE, 56 mi KDFX — 54° NE, 56 mi KCWQ — 54° NE, 56 mi KYAV — 54° NE, 56 mi KPSE — 54° NE, 56 mi KVPS — 54° NE, 56 mi KPSP — 54° NE, 56 mi KEVC — 54° NE, 56 mi KVER — 54° NE, 56 mi KZTC — 150° SSE, 30 mi KSKT — 150° SSE, 30 mi KPBS — 160° SSE, 50 mi KSDX — 160° SSE, 50 mi KUSI — 160° SSE, 51 mi KUAN — 160° SSE, 51 mi KNSD — 160° SSE, 51 mi KSWB — 160° SSE, 51 mi KDTF — 161° SSE, 51 mi KSDY — 161° SSE, 51 mi KFMB — 182° S, 38 mi KBNT — 182° S, 38 mi KGTV — 182° S, 38 mi KIIO — 314° NW, 77 mi KILM — 320° NW, 75 mi KZNO — 320° NW, 75 mi KPXN — 320° NW, 75 mi KPOM — 320° NW, 75 mi KSFV — 320° NW, 75 mi KSCI — 320° NW, 75 mi KSCN — 320° NW, 75 mi KVEA — 320° NW, 75 mi KWHY — 320° NW, 75 mi KRCA — 320° NW, 75 mi KHTV — 320° NW, 75 mi KNLA — 320° NW, 76 mi KCBS — 320° NW, 76 mi KCAL — 320° NW, 76 mi KDOC — 321° NW, 75 mi KJLA — 321° NW, 75 mi KXLA — 321° NW, 75 mi KTLA — 321° NW, 76 mi KMEX — 321° NW, 76 mi KFTR — 321° NW, 76 mi KOCE — 321° NW, 76 mi KABC — 321° NW, 76 mi KAZA — 321° NW, 76 mi KHIZ — 321° NW, 76 mi KFLA — 321° NW, 76 mi KNBC — 321° NW, 75 mi KTTV — 321° NW, 75 mi KCOP — 321° NW, 75 mi KCET — 321° NW, 75 mi KLCS — 321° NW, 75 mi KTBN — 321° NW, 75 mi KILA — 321° NW, 37 mi KVCR — 355° N, 40 mi KZSW — 356° N, 40 mi Fallbrook

Point Northwest 326° on a compass — 77 miles of range covers this whole market

35/61stations in the beam
182/318free channels
57%of what's available
The other 26 stations sit east-southeast of you (107°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
21 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 Fallbrook, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KVMD OnTV4U 31 28° NNE 51 mi 6
K21DO-D 365BLK 21 54° NE 56 mi 8
KESQ ABC 42 54° NE 56 mi 5
KRET Binge TV 45 54° NE 56 mi 12
KMIR NBC 36 54° NE 56 mi 2
KDFX FOX 33 54° NE 56 mi 3
KCWQ CW 2 54° NE 56 mi 2
KYAV Independent 12 54° NE 56 mi 3
KPSE MyNetworkTV 50 54° NE 56 mi 4
KVPS Independent 8 54° NE 56 mi 7
KPSP CBS 38 54° NE 56 mi 3
KEVC UniMas 5 54° NE 56 mi 3
KVER Univision 41 54° NE 56 mi 6
KZTC Biz TV 7 150° SSE 30 mi 4
KSKT MovieSphere Gold 43 150° SSE 30 mi 12
KPBS PBS 15 160° SSE 50 mi 4
KSDX Binge TV 9 160° SSE 50 mi 12
KUSI CW 51 160° SSE 51 mi 3
KUAN Telemundo 48 160° SSE 51 mi 2
KNSD NBC 39 160° SSE 51 mi 4
KSWB FOX 69 160° SSE 51 mi 6
KDTF UniMas 36 161° SSE 51 mi 2
KSDY Nuestra Vision 50 161° SSE 51 mi 6
KFMB CBS 8 182° S 38 mi 6
KBNT Univision 17 182° S 38 mi 3
KGTV ABC 10 182° S 38 mi 8
KIIO US Armenia 10 314° NW 77 mi 7
KILM Bounce TV 64 320° NW 75 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 320° NW 75 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 320° NW 75 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 320° NW 75 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 320° NW 75 mi 3
KSCI Shop LC 18 320° NW 75 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 320° NW 75 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 320° NW 75 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 320° NW 75 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 320° NW 75 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 320° NW 75 mi 1
KNLA Daystar 20 320° NW 76 mi 6
KCBS CBS 2 320° NW 76 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 320° NW 76 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 321° NW 75 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 321° NW 75 mi 9
KXLA Independent 44 321° NW 75 mi 6
KTLA CW 5 321° NW 76 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 321° NW 76 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 321° NW 76 mi 6
KOCE PBS 50 321° NW 76 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 321° NW 76 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 321° NW 76 mi 5
KHIZ Defy TV 39 321° NW 76 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 321° NW 76 mi 12
KNBC NBC 4 321° NW 75 mi 5
KTTV FOX 11 321° NW 75 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 321° NW 75 mi 4
KCET PBS 28 321° NW 75 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 321° NW 75 mi 3
KTBN TBN 40 321° NW 75 mi 5
KILA Infomercials 8 321° NW 37 mi 12
KVCR PBS 24 355° N 40 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 356° N 40 mi 11

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Fallbrook, CA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 29.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 51 miles.

For Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook are spread across 228° 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 Fallbrook. 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 Fallbrook, CA, including what each station carries.

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