Antenna aiming / Gulfport, MS
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Gulfport, MS

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

Transmitter directions from Gulfport, MS N E S W WLOX — 11° N, 17 mi WXXV — 16° NNE, 20 mi WMAH — 32° NNE, 23 mi WXVO — 88° E, 26 mi WTBL — 93° E, 36 mi WYES — 233° SW, 60 mi WVUE — 233° SW, 60 mi WDSU — 233° SW, 60 mi WGNO — 233° SW, 60 mi WNOL — 233° SW, 60 mi WWL — 234° SW, 66 mi WPXL — 234° SW, 65 mi WUPL — 234° SW, 65 mi WHNO — 234° SW, 65 mi K20MM-D — 234° SW, 65 mi KNLD — 234° SW, 65 mi KGLA — 234° SW, 58 mi WLAE — 235° SW, 59 mi KNOV — 237° WSW, 66 mi WTNO — 240° WSW, 69 mi WHPM — 345° NNW, 60 mi WDAM — 353° N, 68 mi WHLT — 355° N, 65 mi Gulfport

Point South-Southwest 211° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

15/23stations in the beam
83/123free channels
67%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit north-northeast of you (24°). 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 Gulfport, MS

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WLOX ABC 13 11° N 17 mi 7
WXXV FOX 25 16° NNE 20 mi 5
WMAH PBS 19 32° NNE 23 mi 5
WXVO Antenna TV 11 88° E 26 mi 6
WTBL MeTV 51 93° E 36 mi 4
WYES PBS 12 233° SW 60 mi 7
WVUE FOX 8 233° SW 60 mi 7
WDSU NBC 6 233° SW 60 mi 5
WGNO ABC 26 233° SW 60 mi 6
WNOL CW 38 233° SW 60 mi 5
WWL CBS 4 234° SW 66 mi 8
WPXL Ion 49 234° SW 65 mi 8
WUPL MyNetworkTV 54 234° SW 65 mi 5
WHNO CTN 20 234° SW 65 mi 5
K20MM-D HSN 47 234° SW 65 mi 5
KNLD Daystar 28 234° SW 65 mi 1
KGLA Telemundo 42 234° SW 58 mi 4
WLAE Independent 32 235° SW 59 mi 3
KNOV Independent 41 237° WSW 66 mi 7
WTNO Fubo Sports 22 240° WSW 69 mi 7
WHPM FOX 23 345° NNW 60 mi 3
WDAM NBC 7 353° N 68 mi 6
WHLT CBS 22 355° N 65 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Gulfport, MS?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 17.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 60 miles.

For Gulfport 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 Gulfport are spread across 219° 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 Gulfport. 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 Gulfport, MS, including what each station carries.

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