Antenna aiming / Lake Geneva, WI
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Lake Geneva, WI

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

Transmitter directions from Lake Geneva, WI N E S W WDMW — 26° NNE, 30 mi WDJT — 35° NE, 46 mi WMLW — 35° NE, 46 mi WBME — 35° NE, 46 mi WYTU — 35° NE, 46 mi WISN — 35° NE, 46 mi WMVS — 37° NE, 46 mi WVCY — 37° NE, 46 mi WMVT — 37° NE, 46 mi WVTV — 37° NE, 46 mi WPXE — 37° NE, 46 mi WIWN — 37° NE, 46 mi WMKE — 37° NE, 46 mi WTSJ — 37° NE, 46 mi WTMJ — 37° NE, 45 mi WITI — 38° NE, 46 mi WRME — 137° SE, 63 mi WESV — 137° SE, 63 mi WGBO — 137° SE, 63 mi WOCK — 137° SE, 63 mi W31EZ-D — 138° SE, 64 mi WDCI — 138° SE, 64 mi WRJK — 139° SE, 63 mi WLS — 139° SE, 63 mi WTTW — 139° SE, 63 mi WXFT — 139° SE, 63 mi WBBM — 139° SE, 63 mi WCPX — 139° SE, 63 mi WPWR — 139° SE, 63 mi WJYS — 139° SE, 63 mi WWME — 139° SE, 63 mi WEDE — 139° SE, 63 mi WFLD — 139° SE, 63 mi WMAQ — 139° SE, 63 mi WGN — 139° SE, 63 mi WCIU — 139° SE, 63 mi WSNS — 139° SE, 63 mi WMEU — 139° SE, 63 mi WPVN — 150° SSE, 42 mi WLPD — 159° SSE, 54 mi WQRF — 242° WSW, 42 mi WTVO — 242° WSW, 42 mi WFBN — 243° WSW, 41 mi WSLN — 243° WSW, 41 mi WIFR — 243° WSW, 41 mi WREX — 245° WSW, 44 mi WWRS — 356° N, 60 mi Lake Geneva

Point Southeast 130° on a compass — 64 miles of range covers this whole market

24/47stations in the beam
122/233free channels
52%of what's available
The other 23 stations sit north-northeast of you (19°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 Lake Geneva, WI

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDMW Daystar 65 26° NNE 30 mi 1
WDJT CBS 58 35° NE 46 mi 5
WMLW Independent 49 35° NE 46 mi 5
WBME MeTV 41 35° NE 46 mi 1
WYTU Telemundo 63 35° NE 46 mi 5
WISN ABC 12 35° NE 46 mi 4
WMVS PBS 10 37° NE 46 mi 3
WVCY Independent 30 37° NE 46 mi 1
WMVT PBS 36 37° NE 46 mi 3
WVTV CW 18 37° NE 46 mi 4
WPXE Ion 55 37° NE 46 mi 8
WIWN Cozi TV 68 37° NE 46 mi 8
WMKE Jewelry TV 21 37° NE 46 mi 8
WTSJ Fubo Sports 38 37° NE 46 mi 12
WTMJ NBC 4 37° NE 45 mi 7
WITI FOX 6 38° NE 46 mi 4
WRME Jewelry TV 6 137° SE 63 mi 1
WESV Almavision 40 137° SE 63 mi 7
WGBO Univision 66 137° SE 63 mi 7
WOCK Shop LC 13 137° SE 63 mi 6
W31EZ-D Almavision 25 138° SE 64 mi 7
WDCI Daystar 57 138° SE 64 mi 1
WRJK Diya TV 22 139° SE 63 mi 10
WLS ABC 7 139° SE 63 mi 3
WTTW PBS 11 139° SE 63 mi 4
WXFT UniMas 60 139° SE 63 mi 3
WBBM CBS 2 139° SE 63 mi 5
WCPX Ion 38 139° SE 63 mi 8
WPWR MyNetworkTV 50 139° SE 63 mi 1
WJYS Independent 62 139° SE 63 mi 11
WWME MeTV 23 139° SE 63 mi 3
WEDE Independent 34 139° SE 63 mi 2
WFLD FOX 32 139° SE 63 mi 6
WMAQ NBC 5 139° SE 63 mi 5
WGN CW 9 139° SE 63 mi 6
WCIU The U 26 139° SE 63 mi 8
WSNS Telemundo 44 139° SE 63 mi 2
WMEU U Too 48 139° SE 63 mi 4
WPVN MBC 24 150° SSE 42 mi 10
WLPD TBN Inspire 30 159° SSE 54 mi 2
WQRF FOX 39 242° WSW 42 mi 4
WTVO ABC 17 242° WSW 42 mi 4
WFBN Heroes & Icons 35 243° WSW 41 mi 4
WSLN CW 19 243° WSW 41 mi 3
WIFR CBS 23 243° WSW 41 mi 6
WREX NBC 13 245° WSW 44 mi 6
WWRS TBN 52 356° N 60 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Lake Geneva, WI?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 30.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Lake Geneva 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 Lake Geneva are spread across 249° 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 Lake Geneva. 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 Lake Geneva, WI, including what each station carries.

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