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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Goldvein, VA

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

Transmitter directions from Goldvein, VA N E S W WFPT — 18° NNE, 57 mi WMPB — 35° NE, 81 mi WDWA — 39° NE, 27 mi WDCN — 40° NE, 36 mi WNVC — 40° NE, 36 mi WDDN — 41° NE, 48 mi WUTB — 42° NE, 80 mi WBFF — 42° NE, 80 mi WNUV — 42° NE, 80 mi WMAR — 42° NE, 80 mi WBAL — 42° NE, 80 mi WJZ — 42° NE, 80 mi WTTG — 43° NE, 45 mi WDCA — 43° NE, 45 mi WETA — 43° NE, 45 mi WJLA — 43° NE, 45 mi WUSA — 43° NE, 45 mi WHUT — 43° NE, 45 mi WPXW — 43° NE, 45 mi WWTD — 44° NE, 44 mi WFDC — 44° NE, 44 mi WZDC — 44° NE, 44 mi WIAV — 44° NE, 44 mi WDCO — 44° NE, 44 mi WDME — 44° NE, 44 mi WRZB — 44° NE, 44 mi WRC — 44° NE, 44 mi WDCW — 45° NE, 47 mi WNVT — 48° NE, 15 mi WUPV — 157° SSE, 55 mi WWBT — 173° S, 68 mi WRID — 173° S, 68 mi WCVE — 178° S, 67 mi WRLH — 178° S, 67 mi WTVR — 178° S, 67 mi WCVW — 178° S, 67 mi WWBK — 178° S, 67 mi WFWG — 178° S, 67 mi WUDW — 178° S, 67 mi WZTD — 178° S, 67 mi WRIC — 178° S, 67 mi WVIR — 233° SW, 57 mi WCAV — 233° SW, 57 mi WVAW — 233° SW, 57 mi WHTJ — 233° SW, 57 mi WHSV — 279° W, 54 mi WDVM — 328° NNW, 39 mi WWPX — 342° NNW, 71 mi Goldvein

Point North-Northeast 18° on a compass — 81 miles of range covers this whole market

29/48stations in the beam
112/210free channels
53%of what's available
The other 19 stations sit south-southwest of you (198°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
9 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 Goldvein, VA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFPT PBS 62 18° NNE 57 mi 4
WMPB PBS 67 35° NE 81 mi 5
WDWA Daystar 23 39° NE 27 mi 2
WDCN The Country Network 6 40° NE 36 mi 1
WNVC World 41 40° NE 36 mi 1
WDDN Daystar 23 41° NE 48 mi 2
WUTB Roar 24 42° NE 80 mi 1
WBFF FOX 45 42° NE 80 mi 3
WNUV CW 54 42° NE 80 mi 4
WMAR ABC 2 42° NE 80 mi 9
WBAL NBC 11 42° NE 80 mi 7
WJZ CBS 13 42° NE 80 mi 6
WTTG FOX 5 43° NE 45 mi 3
WDCA MyNetworkTV 20 43° NE 45 mi 4
WETA PBS 26 43° NE 45 mi 5
WJLA ABC 7 43° NE 45 mi 6
WUSA CBS 9 43° NE 45 mi 5
WHUT PBS 32 43° NE 45 mi 2
WPXW Ion 66 43° NE 45 mi 8
WWTD HSN2 49 44° NE 44 mi 5
WFDC Univision 14 44° NE 44 mi 4
WZDC Telemundo 44 44° NE 44 mi 2
WIAV Roar 58 44° NE 44 mi 2
WDCO Roar 10 44° NE 44 mi 1
WDME MeTV 48 44° NE 44 mi 8
WRZB HSN2 31 44° NE 44 mi 4
WRC NBC 4 44° NE 44 mi 4
WDCW CW 50 45° NE 47 mi 3
WNVT World 23 48° NE 15 mi 1
WUPV CW 65 157° SSE 55 mi 5
WWBT NBC 12 173° S 68 mi 6
WRID NBC 12 173° S 68 mi 4
WCVE PBS 23 178° S 67 mi 4
WRLH FOX 35 178° S 67 mi 6
WTVR CBS 6 178° S 67 mi 8
WCVW PBS 57 178° S 67 mi 1
WWBK MeTV Toons 28 178° S 67 mi 7
WFWG Jewelry TV 30 178° S 67 mi 7
WUDW Buzzr 53 178° S 67 mi 7
WZTD Telemundo 45 178° S 67 mi 3
WRIC ABC 8 178° S 67 mi 6
WVIR NBC 29 233° SW 57 mi 6
WCAV CBS 19 233° SW 57 mi 3
WVAW ABC 16 233° SW 57 mi 3
WHTJ PBS 41 233° SW 57 mi 4
WHSV ABC 3 279° W 54 mi 6
WDVM Independent 25 328° NNW 39 mi 4
WWPX Ion 60 342° NNW 71 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Goldvein, VA?

How far the transmitters are, which way they sit, and what that means for the antenna you buy.

The nearest transmitter is 15.2 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 45 miles.

For Goldvein 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 Goldvein are spread across 250° 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.

Learn more about choosing an antenna

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 Goldvein. 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 Goldvein, VA, including what each station carries.

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