Antenna aiming / Fayetteville, NC
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Fayetteville, NC

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

Transmitter directions from Fayetteville, NC N E S W WUVC — 4° N, 32 mi WWIW — 20° NNE, 54 mi WRDC — 32° NNE, 51 mi WTVD — 33° NNE, 50 mi WRAL — 33° NNE, 51 mi WRAZ — 33° NNE, 51 mi WNCN — 33° NNE, 51 mi WLFL — 33° NNE, 51 mi WRTD — 33° NNE, 51 mi WRAY — 42° NE, 73 mi WARZ — 51° NE, 52 mi WNGT — 51° NE, 52 mi WHFL — 69° ENE, 60 mi WNCB — 109° ESE, 2 mi WILM — 138° SE, 68 mi WUNJ — 138° SE, 68 mi WWAY — 143° SE, 79 mi WECT — 143° SE, 79 mi WSFX — 143° SE, 79 mi WUNU — 185° S, 18 mi WFXB — 189° S, 61 mi WTNG — 192° SSW, 25 mi WFPX — 195° SSW, 12 mi WBTW — 200° SSW, 51 mi WPDE — 201° SSW, 51 mi WWMB — 201° SSW, 51 mi WJPM — 218° SW, 68 mi WGHP — 319° NW, 70 mi WFMY — 321° NW, 73 mi WCWG — 321° NW, 72 mi WLXI — 321° NW, 72 mi WXLV — 321° NW, 72 mi WMYV — 321° NW, 72 mi WBFT — 345° NNW, 29 mi WUNC — 351° N, 57 mi WIRP — 352° N, 57 mi Fayetteville

Point South 171° on a compass — 79 miles of range covers this whole market

10/36stations in the beam
59/164free channels
36%of what's available
The other 26 stations sit north-northeast of you (17°). 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 Fayetteville, NC

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WUVC Univision 40 4° N 32 mi 8
WWIW Daystar 66 20° NNE 54 mi 1
WRDC MyNetworkTV 28 32° NNE 51 mi 3
WTVD ABC 11 33° NNE 50 mi 5
WRAL NBC 5 33° NNE 51 mi 5
WRAZ FOX 50 33° NNE 51 mi 4
WNCN CBS 17 33° NNE 51 mi 5
WLFL CW 22 33° NNE 51 mi 4
WRTD Telemundo 54 33° NNE 51 mi 1
WRAY TCT 30 42° NE 73 mi 1
WARZ 3ABN 21 51° NE 52 mi 1
WNGT WRAL Plus 34 51° NE 52 mi 4
WHFL Independent 43 69° ENE 60 mi 4
WNCB Infomercials 16 109° ESE 2 mi 7
WILM Independent 10 138° SE 68 mi 3
WUNJ PBS 39 138° SE 68 mi 4
WWAY ABC 3 143° SE 79 mi 5
WECT NBC 6 143° SE 79 mi 7
WSFX FOX 26 143° SE 79 mi 6
WUNU PBS 31 185° S 18 mi 4
WFXB FOX 43 189° S 61 mi 9
WTNG Shop HQ 7 192° SSW 25 mi 12
WFPX Bounce TV 62 195° SSW 12 mi 1
WBTW CBS 13 200° SSW 51 mi 5
WPDE ABC 15 201° SSW 51 mi 6
WWMB Roar 21 201° SSW 51 mi 4
WJPM PBS 33 218° SW 68 mi 4
WGHP FOX 8 319° NW 70 mi 6
WFMY CBS 2 321° NW 73 mi 8
WCWG CW 20 321° NW 72 mi 2
WLXI TCT 43 321° NW 72 mi 1
WXLV ABC 45 321° NW 72 mi 5
WMYV MyNetworkTV 48 321° NW 72 mi 3
WBFT TCT 46 345° NNW 29 mi 4
WUNC PBS 4 351° N 57 mi 4
WIRP Hasbro Legends 27 352° N 57 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Fayetteville, NC?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 2.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 51 miles.

For Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville are spread across 259° 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 Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville, NC, including what each station carries.

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