Antenna aiming / Kendallville, IN
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Kendallville, IN

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

Transmitter directions from Kendallville, IN N E S W WOBC — 5° N, 58 mi WCUH — 23° NNE, 40 mi WILX — 27° NNE, 77 mi WLAJ — 30° NNE, 77 mi WINM — 89° E, 24 mi WFWC — 165° SSE, 25 mi WANE — 169° S, 25 mi WPTA — 169° S, 25 mi WISE — 169° S, 25 mi WFWA — 170° S, 24 mi W17EX-D — 170° S, 24 mi WFFT — 170° S, 24 mi WSOT — 199° SSW, 58 mi WJSJ — 199° SSW, 61 mi WHME — 283° WNW, 47 mi WNDU — 283° WNW, 50 mi WSBT — 283° WNW, 50 mi WNIT — 284° WNW, 49 mi WSJV — 284° WNW, 49 mi WCWW — 284° WNW, 49 mi WBND — 284° WNW, 49 mi WMYS — 284° WNW, 49 mi WEID — 291° WNW, 44 mi WGVK — 342° NNW, 62 mi WOKZ — 342° NNW, 61 mi W25GE-D — 356° N, 47 mi Kendallville

Point Northwest 312° on a compass — 77 miles of range covers this whole market

10/26stations in the beam
58/149free channels
39%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit southeast of you (139°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
3 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 Kendallville, IN

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOBC MyNetworkTV 16 5° N 58 mi 3
WCUH Outlaw 16 23° NNE 40 mi 7
WILX NBC 10 27° NNE 77 mi 7
WLAJ ABC 53 30° NNE 77 mi 2
WINM TCT 12 89° E 24 mi 11
WFWC Defy TV 45 165° SSE 25 mi 8
WANE CBS 15 169° S 25 mi 4
WPTA ABC 21 169° S 25 mi 3
WISE CW 33 169° S 25 mi 7
WFWA PBS 39 170° S 24 mi 6
W17EX-D TCT 38 170° S 24 mi 11
WFFT FOX 55 170° S 24 mi 3
WSOT NRB TV 27 199° SSW 58 mi 1
WJSJ WEST 51 199° SSW 61 mi 6
WHME Univision 46 283° WNW 47 mi 10
WNDU NBC 16 283° WNW 50 mi 7
WSBT CBS 22 283° WNW 50 mi 5
WNIT PBS 34 284° WNW 49 mi 8
WSJV Roar 28 284° WNW 49 mi 7
WCWW CW 25 284° WNW 49 mi 7
WBND ABC 57 284° WNW 49 mi 3
WMYS MyNetworkTV 69 284° WNW 49 mi 4
WEID Daystar 18 291° WNW 44 mi 1
WGVK PBS 52 342° NNW 62 mi 6
WOKZ MyNetworkTV 50 342° NNW 61 mi 1
W25GE-D TCT 25 356° N 47 mi 11

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Kendallville, IN?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 24.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 44 miles.

For Kendallville 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 Kendallville are spread across 276° 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 Kendallville. 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 Kendallville, IN, including what each station carries.

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