Antenna aiming / Mandeville, LA
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Mandeville, LA

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

Transmitter directions from Mandeville, LA N E S W WHPM — 29° NNE, 75 mi WXXV — 65° ENE, 64 mi WLOX — 66° ENE, 62 mi KGLA — 167° SSE, 27 mi WLAE — 169° S, 27 mi WVUE — 169° S, 29 mi WYES — 169° S, 29 mi WDSU — 170° S, 29 mi WGNO — 170° S, 29 mi WNOL — 170° S, 29 mi KNLD — 178° S, 31 mi K20MM-D — 178° S, 31 mi WPXL — 178° S, 31 mi WUPL — 178° S, 31 mi WHNO — 178° S, 31 mi WWL — 180° S, 32 mi KNOV — 184° S, 28 mi WTNO — 193° SSW, 28 mi WQDT — 197° SSW, 33 mi KFOL — 217° SW, 65 mi Mandeville

Point South 188° on a compass — 75 miles of range covers this whole market

17/20stations in the beam
91/106free channels
86%of what's available
The other 3 stations sit northeast of you (54°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
1 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 Mandeville, LA

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WHPM FOX 23 29° NNE 75 mi 3
WXXV FOX 25 65° ENE 64 mi 5
WLOX ABC 13 66° ENE 62 mi 7
KGLA Telemundo 42 167° SSE 27 mi 4
WLAE Independent 32 169° S 27 mi 3
WVUE FOX 8 169° S 29 mi 7
WYES PBS 12 169° S 29 mi 7
WDSU NBC 6 170° S 29 mi 5
WGNO ABC 26 170° S 29 mi 6
WNOL CW 38 170° S 29 mi 5
KNLD Daystar 28 178° S 31 mi 1
K20MM-D HSN 47 178° S 31 mi 5
WPXL Ion 49 178° S 31 mi 8
WUPL MyNetworkTV 54 178° S 31 mi 5
WHNO CTN 20 178° S 31 mi 5
WWL CBS 4 180° S 32 mi 8
KNOV Independent 41 184° S 28 mi 7
WTNO Fubo Sports 22 193° SSW 28 mi 7
WQDT Defy TV 33 197° SSW 33 mi 7
KFOL Independent 30 217° SW 65 mi 1

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Mandeville, LA?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 26.8 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 31 miles.

For Mandeville 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 Mandeville are spread across 188° 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 Mandeville. 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 Mandeville, LA, including what each station carries.

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