Antenna aiming / Maumee, OH
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Maumee, OH

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

Transmitter directions from Maumee, OH N E S W WKBD — 17° NNE, 66 mi WDWO — 17° NNE, 66 mi WXYZ — 20° NNE, 66 mi WDIV — 21° NNE, 67 mi WJBK — 21° NNE, 66 mi WMYD — 23° NNE, 66 mi WWJ — 23° NNE, 66 mi WHNE — 23° NNE, 66 mi WUDL — 23° NNE, 66 mi WTVS — 23° NNE, 66 mi WUDT — 23° NNE, 66 mi WADL — 31° NNE, 79 mi WLPC — 32° NNE, 62 mi WHPS — 34° NE, 53 mi WDTJ — 52° NE, 9 mi WMNT — 56° NE, 10 mi WTVG — 62° ENE, 16 mi WUPW — 65° ENE, 14 mi WGTE — 66° ENE, 14 mi WTOL — 67° ENE, 17 mi WNWO — 69° ENE, 18 mi WXCB — 156° SSE, 72 mi WQIZ — 156° SSE, 72 mi WFND — 177° S, 32 mi WBGU — 201° SSW, 32 mi WLIO — 202° SSW, 62 mi WOHL — 202° SSW, 62 mi WLMA — 205° SSW, 62 mi WTLW — 205° SSW, 62 mi WLMB — 305° NW, 21 mi WSYM — 322° NW, 79 mi WILX — 323° NW, 75 mi WLAJ — 324° NW, 73 mi WPXD — 340° NNW, 59 mi Maumee

Point Northeast 40° on a compass — 79 miles of range covers this whole market

21/34stations in the beam
126/192free channels
66%of what's available
The other 13 stations sit southwest of you (229°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
8 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 Maumee, OH

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WKBD CW 50 17° NNE 66 mi 7
WDWO Defy TV 18 17° NNE 66 mi 8
WXYZ ABC 7 20° NNE 66 mi 7
WDIV NBC 4 21° NNE 67 mi 5
WJBK FOX 2 21° NNE 66 mi 7
WMYD Independent 20 23° NNE 66 mi 4
WWJ CBS 62 23° NNE 66 mi 5
WHNE Binge TV 3 23° NNE 66 mi 12
WUDL Defy TV 19 23° NNE 66 mi 7
WTVS PBS 56 23° NNE 66 mi 5
WUDT Daystar 23 23° NNE 66 mi 1
WADL MyNetworkTV 38 31° NNE 79 mi 8
WLPC Independent 28 32° NNE 62 mi 5
WHPS Maria Vision 15 34° NE 53 mi 6
WDTJ Daystar 68 52° NE 9 mi 1
WMNT MyNetworkTV 48 56° NE 10 mi 8
WTVG ABC 13 62° ENE 16 mi 7
WUPW FOX 36 65° ENE 14 mi 6
WGTE PBS 30 66° ENE 14 mi 4
WTOL CBS 11 67° ENE 17 mi 8
WNWO NBC 24 69° ENE 18 mi 5
WXCB TCT 39 156° SSE 72 mi 10
WQIZ TCT 33 156° SSE 72 mi 10
WFND Independent 19 177° S 32 mi 1
WBGU PBS 27 201° SSW 32 mi 4
WLIO NBC 8 202° SSW 62 mi 2
WOHL ABC 35 202° SSW 62 mi 2
WLMA Independent 44 205° SSW 62 mi 3
WTLW Independent 44 205° SSW 62 mi 3
WLMB Independent 40 305° NW 21 mi 6
WSYM FOX 47 322° NW 79 mi 7
WILX NBC 10 323° NW 75 mi 7
WLAJ ABC 53 324° NW 73 mi 2
WPXD Ion 31 340° NNW 59 mi 9

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Maumee, OH?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 9.0 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 33 miles.

For Maumee 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 Maumee are spread across 260° 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 Maumee. 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 Maumee, OH, including what each station carries.

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