Antenna aiming / Marshville, NC
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Marshville, NC

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

Transmitter directions from Marshville, NC N E S W WFMY — 26° NNE, 66 mi WXLV — 26° NNE, 67 mi WMYV — 26° NNE, 67 mi WCWG — 26° NNE, 67 mi WLXI — 26° NNE, 67 mi WGHP — 27° NNE, 63 mi WJPM — 145° SE, 61 mi WLTX — 201° SSW, 67 mi WIS — 201° SSW, 65 mi WOLO — 201° SSW, 66 mi WACH — 201° SSW, 66 mi WKTC — 201° SSW, 66 mi WRLK — 209° SSW, 70 mi WZRB — 209° SSW, 76 mi WKDC — 213° SSW, 73 mi WNSC — 253° WSW, 39 mi W15EB-D — 295° WNW, 33 mi WCNC — 297° WNW, 52 mi WBTV — 298° WNW, 53 mi WJZY — 299° WNW, 52 mi WMYT — 299° WNW, 52 mi WGTB — 299° WNW, 52 mi WSOC — 310° NW, 28 mi WAXN — 310° NW, 28 mi WCCB — 310° NW, 28 mi WHEH — 312° NW, 25 mi WCEE — 312° NW, 25 mi WDMC — 312° NW, 25 mi WWJS — 313° NW, 75 mi WTVI — 315° NW, 28 mi WUNG — 329° NNW, 28 mi Marshville

Point West-Northwest 300° on a compass — 76 miles of range covers this whole market

15/31stations in the beam
68/149free channels
46%of what's available
The other 16 stations sit south-southwest of you (199°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
3 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 Marshville, NC

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WFMY CBS 2 26° NNE 66 mi 8
WXLV ABC 45 26° NNE 67 mi 5
WMYV MyNetworkTV 48 26° NNE 67 mi 3
WCWG CW 20 26° NNE 67 mi 2
WLXI TCT 43 26° NNE 67 mi 1
WGHP FOX 8 27° NNE 63 mi 6
WJPM PBS 33 145° SE 61 mi 4
WLTX CBS 19 201° SSW 67 mi 6
WIS NBC 10 201° SSW 65 mi 7
WOLO ABC 25 201° SSW 66 mi 10
WACH FOX 57 201° SSW 66 mi 5
WKTC MyNetworkTV 63 201° SSW 66 mi 6
WRLK PBS 35 209° SSW 70 mi 4
WZRB Ion 47 209° SSW 76 mi 9
WKDC Daystar 50 213° SSW 73 mi 1
WNSC PBS 30 253° WSW 39 mi 4
W15EB-D Defy TV 21 295° WNW 33 mi 6
WCNC NBC 36 297° WNW 52 mi 6
WBTV CBS 3 298° WNW 53 mi 6
WJZY FOX 46 299° WNW 52 mi 7
WMYT CW 55 299° WNW 52 mi 1
WGTB Independent 28 299° WNW 52 mi 1
WSOC ABC 9 310° NW 28 mi 5
WAXN Independent 64 310° NW 28 mi 3
WCCB Independent 18 310° NW 28 mi 10
WHEH Cozi TV 41 312° NW 25 mi 7
WCEE Estrella TV 16 312° NW 25 mi 3
WDMC Daystar 25 312° NW 25 mi 1
WWJS SonLife 14 313° NW 75 mi 7
WTVI PBS 42 315° NW 28 mi 1
WUNG PBS 58 329° NNW 28 mi 4

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Marshville, NC?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 25.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 40 miles.

For Marshville 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 Marshville are spread across 242° 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 Marshville. 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 Marshville, NC, including what each station carries.

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