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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Leesburg, VA

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

Transmitter directions from Leesburg, VA N E S W WGAL — 39° NE, 76 mi WLYH — 45° NE, 71 mi WMPB — 65° ENE, 44 mi WFPT — 65° ENE, 13 mi WMJF — 73° ENE, 52 mi WUTB — 77° ENE, 49 mi WBFF — 77° ENE, 49 mi WNUV — 77° ENE, 49 mi WMAR — 77° ENE, 48 mi WBAL — 77° ENE, 48 mi WJZ — 77° ENE, 48 mi WQAW — 103° ESE, 51 mi WMPT — 103° ESE, 51 mi WDDN — 116° ESE, 29 mi WDCW — 119° ESE, 31 mi WTTG — 123° ESE, 29 mi WDCA — 123° ESE, 29 mi WETA — 123° ESE, 29 mi WJLA — 123° ESE, 29 mi WUSA — 123° ESE, 29 mi WHUT — 123° ESE, 29 mi WPXW — 123° ESE, 29 mi WIAV — 124° SE, 29 mi WDCO — 124° SE, 29 mi WDME — 124° SE, 29 mi WRZB — 124° SE, 29 mi WFDC — 124° SE, 29 mi WZDC — 124° SE, 29 mi WRC — 124° SE, 29 mi WWTD — 124° SE, 29 mi WNVC — 142° SE, 27 mi WDCN — 142° SE, 27 mi WDWA — 158° SSE, 29 mi WNVT — 172° S, 39 mi WDVM — 239° WSW, 31 mi WWPX — 304° NW, 34 mi WWPB — 324° NW, 40 mi WJAL — 335° NNW, 54 mi W30FH-D — 349° N, 61 mi Leesburg

Point East 95° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

28/39stations in the beam
131/170free channels
77%of what's available
The other 11 stations sit north-northeast of you (16°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
9 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 Leesburg, VA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WGAL NBC 8 39° NE 76 mi 6
WLYH Independent 49 45° NE 71 mi 1
WMPB PBS 67 65° ENE 44 mi 5
WFPT PBS 62 65° ENE 13 mi 4
WMJF MeTV Toons 39 73° ENE 52 mi 7
WUTB Roar 24 77° ENE 49 mi 1
WBFF FOX 45 77° ENE 49 mi 3
WNUV CW 54 77° ENE 49 mi 4
WMAR ABC 2 77° ENE 48 mi 9
WBAL NBC 11 77° ENE 48 mi 7
WJZ CBS 13 77° ENE 48 mi 6
WQAW Jewelry TV 69 103° ESE 51 mi 12
WMPT PBS 22 103° ESE 51 mi 5
WDDN Daystar 23 116° ESE 29 mi 2
WDCW CW 50 119° ESE 31 mi 3
WTTG FOX 5 123° ESE 29 mi 3
WDCA MyNetworkTV 20 123° ESE 29 mi 4
WETA PBS 26 123° ESE 29 mi 5
WJLA ABC 7 123° ESE 29 mi 6
WUSA CBS 9 123° ESE 29 mi 5
WHUT PBS 32 123° ESE 29 mi 2
WPXW Ion 66 123° ESE 29 mi 8
WIAV Roar 58 124° SE 29 mi 2
WDCO Roar 10 124° SE 29 mi 1
WDME MeTV 48 124° SE 29 mi 8
WRZB HSN2 31 124° SE 29 mi 4
WFDC Univision 14 124° SE 29 mi 4
WZDC Telemundo 44 124° SE 29 mi 2
WRC NBC 4 124° SE 29 mi 4
WWTD HSN2 49 124° SE 29 mi 5
WNVC World 41 142° SE 27 mi 1
WDCN The Country Network 6 142° SE 27 mi 1
WDWA Daystar 23 158° SSE 29 mi 2
WNVT World 23 172° S 39 mi 1
WDVM Independent 25 239° WSW 31 mi 4
WWPX Ion 60 304° NW 34 mi 8
WWPB PBS 31 324° NW 40 mi 4
WJAL Altavision 68 335° NNW 54 mi 2
W30FH-D Bounce TV 35 349° N 61 mi 9

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Leesburg, VA?

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

The nearest transmitter is 13.1 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 30 miles.

For Leesburg 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 Leesburg are spread across 293° 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 Leesburg. 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 Leesburg, VA, including what each station carries.

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