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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Lakeland, FL

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

Transmitter directions from Lakeland, FL N E S W WOTF — 39° NE, 70 mi WTMO — 47° NE, 48 mi WFEF — 49° NE, 47 mi WWCI — 54° NE, 49 mi WSWF — 58° ENE, 58 mi WZXZ — 58° ENE, 58 mi WUCF — 60° ENE, 66 mi WOFL — 60° ENE, 67 mi WKMG — 61° ENE, 68 mi WESH — 61° ENE, 68 mi WDSC — 61° ENE, 68 mi WEFS — 61° ENE, 68 mi WATV — 61° ENE, 66 mi WOFT — 61° ENE, 66 mi WRCF — 61° ENE, 66 mi WKCF — 61° ENE, 66 mi WVEN — 61° ENE, 66 mi WTGL — 61° ENE, 66 mi WHLV — 61° ENE, 66 mi WACX — 61° ENE, 66 mi WDTO — 62° ENE, 66 mi WRBW — 62° ENE, 66 mi WFTV — 63° ENE, 67 mi WRDQ — 63° ENE, 67 mi WKME — 64° ENE, 36 mi WHDO — 67° ENE, 43 mi WOPX — 92° E, 56 mi WSPF — 114° ESE, 52 mi WSNN — 206° SSW, 60 mi WWSB — 207° SSW, 44 mi WTVT — 210° SSW, 25 mi WTSP — 212° SSW, 25 mi WCLF — 212° SSW, 25 mi WMOR — 212° SSW, 25 mi WFTT — 212° SSW, 25 mi WXPX — 212° SSW, 25 mi WSVT — 212° SSW, 25 mi W16DQ-D — 212° SSW, 25 mi WTOG — 214° SSW, 25 mi WFTS — 214° SW, 24 mi WFLA — 214° SW, 24 mi WTTA — 214° SW, 24 mi WEDQ — 215° SW, 24 mi WVEA — 215° SW, 24 mi WEDU — 215° SW, 24 mi WXAX — 215° SW, 24 mi WARP — 243° WSW, 40 mi WRMD — 244° WSW, 29 mi WPDS — 252° WSW, 48 mi WZRA — 282° WNW, 43 mi WYKE — 331° NNW, 60 mi Lakeland

Point East-Northeast 63° on a compass — 70 miles of range covers this whole market

27/51stations in the beam
150/261free channels
57%of what's available
The other 24 stations sit southwest of you (219°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
11 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 Lakeland, FL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WOTF Independent 26 39° NE 70 mi 6
WTMO Telemundo 31 47° NE 48 mi 4
WFEF Infomercials 50 49° NE 47 mi 7
WWCI Infomercials 10 54° NE 49 mi 7
WSWF Diya TV 10 58° ENE 58 mi 8
WZXZ Retro TV 36 58° ENE 58 mi 4
WUCF PBS 24 60° ENE 66 mi 5
WOFL FOX 35 60° ENE 67 mi 4
WKMG CBS 6 61° ENE 68 mi 7
WESH NBC 2 61° ENE 68 mi 3
WDSC Independent 15 61° ENE 68 mi 3
WEFS Independent 68 61° ENE 68 mi 4
WATV Fubo Sports 47 61° ENE 66 mi 8
WOFT Shop HQ 8 61° ENE 66 mi 12
WRCF UniMas 29 61° ENE 66 mi 1
WKCF CW 18 61° ENE 66 mi 6
WVEN Univision 43 61° ENE 66 mi 8
WTGL Independent 45 61° ENE 66 mi 1
WHLV TBN 52 61° ENE 66 mi 5
WACX Independent 55 61° ENE 66 mi 13
WDTO Daystar 50 62° ENE 66 mi 1
WRBW MyNetworkTV 65 62° ENE 66 mi 4
WFTV ABC 9 63° ENE 67 mi 5
WRDQ Independent 27 63° ENE 67 mi 5
WKME Telemundo 31 64° ENE 36 mi 4
WHDO Infomercials 38 67° ENE 43 mi 7
WOPX Ion 56 92° E 56 mi 8
WSPF TCT 35 114° ESE 52 mi 8
WSNN Independent 39 206° SSW 60 mi 4
WWSB ABC 40 207° SSW 44 mi 4
WTVT FOX 13 210° SSW 25 mi 7
WTSP CBS 10 212° SSW 25 mi 6
WCLF CTN 22 212° SSW 25 mi 5
WMOR Independent 32 212° SSW 25 mi 3
WFTT Scientology Network 62 212° SSW 25 mi 6
WXPX Independent 66 212° SSW 25 mi 8
WSVT Daystar 18 212° SSW 25 mi 1
W16DQ-D Sports First TV 43 212° SSW 25 mi 8
WTOG Independent 44 214° SSW 25 mi 7
WFTS ABC 28 214° SW 24 mi 7
WFLA NBC 8 214° SW 24 mi 3
WTTA CW 38 214° SW 24 mi 2
WEDQ PBS 3 215° SW 24 mi 3
WVEA Univision 50 215° SW 24 mi 7
WEDU PBS 3 215° SW 24 mi 3
WXAX Defy TV 26 215° SW 24 mi 6
WARP Infomercials 20 243° WSW 40 mi 1
WRMD Telemundo 49 244° WSW 29 mi 4
WPDS Independent 14 252° WSW 48 mi 4
WZRA ERT World 48 282° WNW 43 mi 1
WYKE CTN 47 331° NNW 60 mi 3

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Lakeland, FL?

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

The nearest transmitter is 23.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 26 miles.

For Lakeland 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 Lakeland are spread across 268° 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 Lakeland. 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 Lakeland, FL, including what each station carries.

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