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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Gridley, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Gridley, CA N E S W KHSL — 3° N, 43 mi KCVU — 3° N, 43 mi KZVU — 3° N, 43 mi KUCO — 3° N, 43 mi KKTF — 3° N, 43 mi KXVU — 3° N, 43 mi K31ND-D — 36° NE, 26 mi K04QR-D — 143° SE, 60 mi KSTV — 143° SE, 60 mi KSAO — 143° SE, 60 mi K20JX-D — 146° SE, 42 mi KAHC — 162° SSE, 50 mi KRJR — 163° SSE, 50 mi KFMS — 163° SSE, 50 mi KEZT — 164° SSE, 56 mi KBTV-CD — 164° SSE, 56 mi KKPM — 200° SSW, 10 mi KRCB — 213° SSW, 82 mi KDAS — 220° SW, 75 mi KDTV-CD — 224° SW, 66 mi KEMO — 226° SW, 66 mi KNVN — 345° NNW, 66 mi Gridley

Point South 170° on a compass — 82 miles of range covers this whole market

10/22stations in the beam
68/123free channels
55%of what's available
The other 12 stations sit north-northwest of you (338°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
4 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 Gridley, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KHSL CBS 12 3° N 43 mi 5
KCVU Roar 20 3° N 43 mi 5
KZVU MyNetworkTV 22 3° N 43 mi 1
KUCO Univision 27 3° N 43 mi 4
KKTF UniMas 30 3° N 43 mi 1
KXVU Antenna TV 17 3° N 43 mi 1
K31ND-D CBS 12 36° NE 26 mi 9
K04QR-D Sports First TV 38 143° SE 60 mi 7
KSTV Heartland TV 32 143° SE 60 mi 6
KSAO Infomercials 49 143° SE 60 mi 12
K20JX-D Good News TV 19 146° SE 42 mi 5
KAHC LATV 43 162° SSE 50 mi 7
KRJR Daystar 44 163° SSE 50 mi 2
KFMS Infomercials 47 163° SSE 50 mi 7
KEZT Univision 23 164° SSE 56 mi 3
KBTV-CD Buzzr 8 164° SSE 56 mi 7
KKPM The Dove 28 200° SSW 10 mi 12
KRCB PBS 22 213° SSW 82 mi 3
KDAS Daystar 52 220° SW 75 mi 12
KDTV-CD Univision 28 224° SW 66 mi 5
KEMO QVC 50 226° SW 66 mi 5
KNVN NBC 24 345° NNW 66 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Gridley, CA?

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

The nearest transmitter is 10.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 51 miles.

For Gridley 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 Gridley are spread across 241° 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 Gridley. 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 Gridley, CA, including what each station carries.

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