Antenna aiming / Kernersville, NC
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Kernersville, NC

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

Transmitter directions from Kernersville, NC N E S W WYAT — 16° NNE, 41 mi WMDV — 42° NE, 58 mi WGPX — 69° ENE, 25 mi WIRP — 108° ESE, 54 mi WUNC — 109° ESE, 54 mi WBFT — 131° SE, 69 mi WXLV — 141° SE, 22 mi WMYV — 141° SE, 22 mi WCWG — 141° SE, 22 mi WLXI — 141° SE, 22 mi WFMY — 142° SE, 22 mi WGHP — 148° SSE, 25 mi WUNG — 210° SSW, 60 mi WHEH — 210° SSW, 69 mi WDMC — 210° SSW, 69 mi WCEE — 210° SSW, 69 mi WTVI — 211° SSW, 67 mi WSOC — 212° SSW, 70 mi WAXN — 212° SSW, 70 mi WCCB — 212° SSW, 69 mi W15EB-D — 215° SW, 78 mi WHWD — 259° W, 10 mi WXII — 317° NW, 24 mi WUNL — 317° NW, 24 mi Kernersville

Point Southwest 229° on a compass — 78 miles of range covers this whole market

10/24stations in the beam
41/103free channels
40%of what's available
The other 14 stations sit east-southeast of you (110°). 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 Kernersville, NC

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WYAT This TV 40 16° NNE 41 mi 2
WMDV Independent 23 42° NE 58 mi 2
WGPX Ion 16 69° ENE 25 mi 9
WIRP Hasbro Legends 27 108° ESE 54 mi 8
WUNC PBS 4 109° ESE 54 mi 4
WBFT TCT 46 131° SE 69 mi 4
WXLV ABC 45 141° SE 22 mi 5
WMYV MyNetworkTV 48 141° SE 22 mi 3
WCWG CW 20 141° SE 22 mi 2
WLXI TCT 43 141° SE 22 mi 1
WFMY CBS 2 142° SE 22 mi 8
WGHP FOX 8 148° SSE 25 mi 6
WUNG PBS 58 210° SSW 60 mi 4
WHEH Cozi TV 41 210° SSW 69 mi 7
WDMC Daystar 25 210° SSW 69 mi 1
WCEE Estrella TV 16 210° SSW 69 mi 3
WTVI PBS 42 211° SSW 67 mi 1
WSOC ABC 9 212° SSW 70 mi 5
WAXN Independent 64 212° SSW 70 mi 3
WCCB Independent 18 212° SSW 69 mi 10
W15EB-D Defy TV 21 215° SW 78 mi 6
WHWD Daystar 21 259° W 10 mi 1
WXII NBC 12 317° NW 24 mi 4
WUNL PBS 26 317° NW 24 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Kernersville, NC?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.9 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 26 miles.

For Kernersville 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 Kernersville are spread across 298° 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 Kernersville. 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 Kernersville, NC, including what each station carries.

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