Antenna aiming / Greenville, MI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Greenville, MI

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

Transmitter directions from Greenville, MI N E S W WCMU — 4° N, 39 mi WLNS — 127° SE, 56 mi WKAR — 128° SE, 54 mi WLAJ — 144° SE, 65 mi WILX — 146° SE, 62 mi WSYM — 148° SSE, 58 mi WZPX — 164° SSE, 36 mi WOBC — 176° S, 62 mi WLLA — 193° SSW, 44 mi WOTV — 194° SSW, 44 mi WOKZ — 198° SSW, 64 mi WGVK — 199° SSW, 64 mi WOLP — 200° SSW, 37 mi WOOD — 200° SSW, 36 mi WWMT — 200° SSW, 41 mi WXMI — 202° SSW, 37 mi WOGC — 235° SW, 43 mi WOHO — 235° SW, 43 mi WUHQ — 235° SW, 27 mi WTLJ — 245° WSW, 36 mi WGVU — 245° WSW, 36 mi WXSP — 245° WSW, 27 mi WMKG — 270° W, 48 mi WOMS — 278° W, 41 mi WZZM — 285° WNW, 34 mi WWTV — 356° N, 66 mi WFQX — 356° N, 66 mi Greenville

Point South 173° on a compass — 66 miles of range covers this whole market

13/27stations in the beam
63/125free channels
50%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit west of you (263°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Greenville, MI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WCMU PBS 14 4° N 39 mi 5
WLNS CBS 6 127° SE 56 mi 1
WKAR PBS 23 128° SE 54 mi 5
WLAJ ABC 53 144° SE 65 mi 2
WILX NBC 10 146° SE 62 mi 7
WSYM FOX 47 148° SSE 58 mi 7
WZPX Ion 43 164° SSE 36 mi 9
WOBC MyNetworkTV 16 176° S 62 mi 3
WLLA Independent 64 193° SSW 44 mi 6
WOTV ABC 41 194° SSW 44 mi 4
WOKZ MyNetworkTV 50 198° SSW 64 mi 1
WGVK PBS 52 199° SSW 64 mi 6
WOLP MyNetworkTV 27 200° SSW 37 mi 1
WOOD NBC 8 200° SSW 36 mi 4
WWMT CBS 3 200° SSW 41 mi 5
WXMI FOX 17 202° SSW 37 mi 8
WOGC NBC 25 235° SW 43 mi 3
WOHO MyNetworkTV 33 235° SW 43 mi 1
WUHQ Daystar 29 235° SW 27 mi 1
WTLJ TCT 54 245° WSW 36 mi 11
WGVU PBS 35 245° WSW 36 mi 6
WXSP MyNetworkTV 15 245° WSW 27 mi 3
WMKG Independent 31 270° W 48 mi 1
WOMS MyNetworkTV 29 278° W 41 mi 1
WZZM ABC 13 285° WNW 34 mi 9
WWTV CBS 9 356° N 66 mi 7
WFQX FOX 32 356° N 66 mi 8

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Greenville, MI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 26.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 40 miles.

For Greenville we would start with an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The towers are far enough out that an amplified indoor antenna, or one mounted in the attic, will pull in far more of the lineup than a basic flat antenna.

The towers around Greenville are spread across 236° 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 Greenville. 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 Greenville, MI, including what each station carries.

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