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

How to aim your TV antenna in Gray, GA

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

Transmitter directions from Gray, GA N E S W WMUM — 154° SSE, 42 mi WPGA — 177° S, 18 mi WMUB — 177° S, 17 mi WGNM — 177° S, 17 mi WMAZ — 177° S, 18 mi WGXA — 178° S, 18 mi WMGT — 178° S, 18 mi WDMA — 206° SSW, 13 mi WTHC — 318° NW, 70 mi WDTA — 318° NW, 70 mi WYGA — 318° NW, 68 mi WIGL — 318° NW, 68 mi WUEO — 318° NW, 68 mi WTBS — 318° NW, 68 mi WIRE — 318° NW, 68 mi WSB — 319° NW, 69 mi WABE — 320° NW, 68 mi WXIA — 320° NW, 68 mi WAGA — 321° NW, 70 mi WUVM — 321° NW, 71 mi WUPA — 321° NW, 71 mi WPCH — 321° NW, 71 mi WUVG — 321° NW, 71 mi WANF — 321° NW, 71 mi WHSG — 321° NW, 71 mi WATL — 321° NW, 71 mi WANN — 321° NW, 71 mi WDWW — 321° NW, 71 mi WGTV — 329° NNW, 64 mi WKTB — 330° NNW, 72 mi WSKC — 333° NNW, 75 mi Gray

Point Northwest 304° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

23/31stations in the beam
110/145free channels
76%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit south of you (178°). 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 Gray, GA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WMUM PBS 29 154° SSE 42 mi 4
WPGA MeTV 58 177° S 18 mi 8
WMUB France24 38 177° S 17 mi 1
WGNM CTN 45 177° S 17 mi 5
WMAZ CBS 13 177° S 18 mi 6
WGXA FOX 24 178° S 18 mi 4
WMGT NBC 41 178° S 18 mi 6
WDMA Daystar 31 206° SSW 13 mi 1
WTHC Independent 42 318° NW 70 mi 3
WDTA Daystar 35 318° NW 70 mi 1
WYGA CBN 16 318° NW 68 mi 10
WIGL TCT 38 318° NW 68 mi 5
WUEO Hasbro Legends 49 318° NW 68 mi 6
WTBS France24 6 318° NW 68 mi 1
WIRE Infomercials 33 318° NW 68 mi 4
WSB ABC 2 319° NW 69 mi 6
WABE PBS 30 320° NW 68 mi 1
WXIA NBC 11 320° NW 68 mi 6
WAGA FOX 5 321° NW 70 mi 6
WUVM Defy TV 4 321° NW 71 mi 5
WUPA CBS 69 321° NW 71 mi 7
WPCH CW 17 321° NW 71 mi 4
WUVG Univision 34 321° NW 71 mi 7
WANF Independent 46 321° NW 71 mi 5
WHSG TBN 63 321° NW 71 mi 5
WATL MyNetworkTV 36 321° NW 71 mi 6
WANN SWTV Sports 32 321° NW 71 mi 6
WDWW Defy TV 28 321° NW 71 mi 2
WGTV PBS 8 329° NNW 64 mi 4
WKTB Telemundo 47 330° NNW 72 mi 7
WSKC MeTV Toons 22 333° NNW 75 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Gray, GA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 13.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 68 miles.

For Gray 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 Gray are spread across 180° 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 Gray. 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 Gray, GA, including what each station carries.

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