Antenna aiming / Fort White, FL
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Fort White, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Fort White, FL N E S W WPXC — 43° NE, 84 mi WRUF — 130° SE, 24 mi WUFT — 131° SE, 24 mi WCJB — 147° SSE, 33 mi WOGX — 151° SSE, 46 mi WGFL — 160° SSE, 22 mi WYME — 160° SSE, 22 mi WNBW — 160° SSE, 22 mi WFXU — 336° NNW, 46 mi Fort White

Point Southeast 131° on a compass — 84 miles of range covers this whole market

7/9stations in the beam
24/39free channels
62%of what's available
The other 2 stations sit north of you (9°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
2 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 Fort White, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WPXC Ion 21 43° NE 84 mi 9
WRUF Independent 10 130° SE 24 mi 1
WUFT PBS 5 131° SE 24 mi 3
WCJB ABC 20 147° SSE 33 mi 6
WOGX FOX 51 151° SSE 46 mi 5
WGFL CBS 28 160° SSE 22 mi 3
WYME Antenna TV 45 160° SSE 22 mi 1
WNBW Roar 9 160° SSE 22 mi 5
WFXU Independent 57 336° NNW 46 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Fort White, FL?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 22.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 85 miles.

For Fort White 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 Fort White are spread across 184° 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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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 Fort White. 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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