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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Los Angeles, CA

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

Transmitter directions from Los Angeles, CA N E S W KIIO — 18° NNE, 11 mi KNLA — 34° NE, 19 mi KHIZ — 34° NE, 19 mi KFLA — 34° NE, 19 mi KCBS — 36° NE, 19 mi KCAL — 36° NE, 19 mi KOCE — 36° NE, 19 mi KABC — 36° NE, 19 mi KAZA — 36° NE, 19 mi KTLA — 36° NE, 19 mi KMEX — 36° NE, 19 mi KFTR — 36° NE, 19 mi KXLA — 36° NE, 19 mi KDOC — 36° NE, 19 mi KJLA — 36° NE, 19 mi KNBC — 36° NE, 19 mi KTTV — 36° NE, 19 mi KCOP — 36° NE, 19 mi KTBN — 37° NE, 19 mi KCET — 37° NE, 19 mi KLCS — 37° NE, 19 mi KILM — 38° NE, 18 mi KZNO — 38° NE, 18 mi KSCI — 38° NE, 18 mi KSCN — 38° NE, 18 mi KVEA — 38° NE, 18 mi KWHY — 38° NE, 18 mi KRCA — 38° NE, 18 mi KHTV — 38° NE, 18 mi KPXN — 38° NE, 18 mi KPOM — 38° NE, 18 mi KSFV — 38° NE, 18 mi K36JH-D — 53° NE, 69 mi KVCR — 93° E, 56 mi KZSW — 93° E, 56 mi KILA — 111° ESE, 39 mi KSKJ — 328° NNW, 23 mi KEDD — 333° NNW, 21 mi Los Angeles

Point East-Northeast 63° on a compass — 69 miles of range covers this whole market

34/38stations in the beam
165/196free channels
84%of what's available
The other 4 stations sit north of you (6°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
15 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 Los Angeles, CA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KIIO US Armenia 10 18° NNE 11 mi 6
KNLA Daystar 20 34° NE 19 mi 6
KHIZ Defy TV 39 34° NE 19 mi 7
KFLA Infomercials 8 34° NE 19 mi 12
KCBS CBS 2 36° NE 19 mi 5
KCAL Independent 9 36° NE 19 mi 6
KOCE PBS 50 36° NE 19 mi 5
KABC ABC 7 36° NE 19 mi 4
KAZA MeTV 54 36° NE 19 mi 5
KTLA CW 5 36° NE 19 mi 6
KMEX Univision 34 36° NE 19 mi 6
KFTR UniMas 46 36° NE 19 mi 6
KXLA Independent 44 36° NE 19 mi 6
KDOC TCT 56 36° NE 19 mi 12
KJLA Vision Latina 57 36° NE 19 mi 9
KNBC NBC 4 36° NE 19 mi 5
KTTV FOX 11 36° NE 19 mi 5
KCOP MyNetworkTV 13 36° NE 19 mi 4
KTBN TBN 40 37° NE 19 mi 5
KCET PBS 28 37° NE 19 mi 3
KLCS PBS 58 37° NE 19 mi 3
KILM Bounce TV 64 38° NE 18 mi 1
KZNO Jewelry TV 12 38° NE 18 mi 1
KSCI Shop LC 18 38° NE 18 mi 4
KSCN Scientology Network 22 38° NE 18 mi 1
KVEA Telemundo 52 38° NE 18 mi 3
KWHY Canal de la Fe 63 38° NE 18 mi 2
KRCA Estrella TV 62 38° NE 18 mi 3
KHTV MeTV Plus 6 38° NE 18 mi 1
KPXN Ion 30 38° NE 18 mi 7
KPOM Catchy Comedy 14 38° NE 18 mi 2
KSFV MeTV Toons 27 38° NE 18 mi 3
K36JH-D Classic Shows 36 53° NE 69 mi 2
KVCR PBS 24 93° E 56 mi 4
KZSW 3ABN 10 93° E 56 mi 11
KILA Infomercials 8 111° ESE 39 mi 12
KSKJ Heartland TV 45 328° NNW 23 mi 12
KEDD Jewelry TV 45 333° NNW 21 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Los Angeles, CA?

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

The nearest transmitter is 11.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 19 miles.

For Los Angeles we would start with a basic indoor antenna. Most of the lineup is transmitting from close by, so a flat indoor antenna in a window facing the towers should be enough.

The towers around Los Angeles are spread across 144° 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 Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles, CA, including what each station carries.

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