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How to Aim Your TV Antenna in Mchenry, IL

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

Transmitter directions from Mchenry, IL N E S W WDMW — 7° N, 44 mi WDJT — 19° NNE, 57 mi WMLW — 19° NNE, 57 mi WBME — 19° NNE, 57 mi WYTU — 19° NNE, 57 mi WISN — 19° NNE, 57 mi WVTV — 20° NNE, 57 mi WPXE — 20° NNE, 57 mi WMVS — 20° NNE, 57 mi WVCY — 20° NNE, 57 mi WMVT — 20° NNE, 57 mi WIWN — 20° NNE, 57 mi WMKE — 20° NNE, 57 mi WTSJ — 20° NNE, 57 mi WTMJ — 21° NNE, 56 mi WITI — 21° NNE, 56 mi WRME — 131° SE, 45 mi WESV — 131° SE, 45 mi WGBO — 131° SE, 45 mi WOCK — 131° SE, 45 mi W31EZ-D — 131° SE, 46 mi WDCI — 131° SE, 46 mi WRJK — 132° SE, 46 mi WLS — 132° SE, 46 mi WTTW — 132° SE, 46 mi WXFT — 132° SE, 46 mi WBBM — 132° SE, 46 mi WCPX — 132° SE, 46 mi WPWR — 132° SE, 46 mi WJYS — 132° SE, 46 mi WWME — 132° SE, 46 mi WEDE — 132° SE, 46 mi WFLD — 132° SE, 46 mi WMAQ — 132° SE, 46 mi WGN — 132° SE, 46 mi WCIU — 132° SE, 46 mi WSNS — 132° SE, 46 mi WMEU — 132° SE, 46 mi WYIN — 146° SE, 82 mi WPVN — 147° SSE, 23 mi WLPD — 162° SSE, 36 mi WQRF — 267° W, 45 mi WTVO — 267° W, 45 mi WFBN — 267° W, 45 mi WIFR — 267° W, 45 mi WREX — 268° W, 48 mi Mchenry

Point Southeast 133° on a compass — 82 miles of range covers this whole market

25/46stations in the beam
124/227free channels
55%of what's available
The other 21 stations sit north of you (1°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
7 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 Mchenry, IL

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

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
WDMW Daystar 65 7° N 44 mi 1
WDJT CBS 58 19° NNE 57 mi 5
WMLW Independent 49 19° NNE 57 mi 5
WBME MeTV 41 19° NNE 57 mi 1
WYTU Telemundo 63 19° NNE 57 mi 5
WISN ABC 12 19° NNE 57 mi 4
WVTV CW 18 20° NNE 57 mi 4
WPXE Ion 55 20° NNE 57 mi 8
WMVS PBS 10 20° NNE 57 mi 3
WVCY Independent 30 20° NNE 57 mi 1
WMVT PBS 36 20° NNE 57 mi 3
WIWN Cozi TV 68 20° NNE 57 mi 8
WMKE Jewelry TV 21 20° NNE 57 mi 8
WTSJ Fubo Sports 38 20° NNE 57 mi 12
WTMJ NBC 4 21° NNE 56 mi 7
WITI FOX 6 21° NNE 56 mi 4
WRME Jewelry TV 6 131° SE 45 mi 1
WESV Almavision 40 131° SE 45 mi 7
WGBO Univision 66 131° SE 45 mi 7
WOCK Shop LC 13 131° SE 45 mi 6
W31EZ-D Almavision 25 131° SE 46 mi 7
WDCI Daystar 57 131° SE 46 mi 1
WRJK Diya TV 22 132° SE 46 mi 10
WLS ABC 7 132° SE 46 mi 3
WTTW PBS 11 132° SE 46 mi 4
WXFT UniMas 60 132° SE 46 mi 3
WBBM CBS 2 132° SE 46 mi 5
WCPX Ion 38 132° SE 46 mi 8
WPWR MyNetworkTV 50 132° SE 46 mi 1
WJYS Independent 62 132° SE 46 mi 11
WWME MeTV 23 132° SE 46 mi 3
WEDE Independent 34 132° SE 46 mi 2
WFLD FOX 32 132° SE 46 mi 6
WMAQ NBC 5 132° SE 46 mi 5
WGN CW 9 132° SE 46 mi 6
WCIU The U 26 132° SE 46 mi 8
WSNS Telemundo 44 132° SE 46 mi 2
WMEU U Too 48 132° SE 46 mi 4
WYIN PBS 56 146° SE 82 mi 2
WPVN MBC 24 147° SSE 23 mi 10
WLPD TBN Inspire 30 162° SSE 36 mi 2
WQRF FOX 39 267° W 45 mi 4
WTVO ABC 17 267° W 45 mi 4
WFBN Heroes & Icons 35 267° W 45 mi 4
WIFR CBS 23 267° W 45 mi 6
WREX NBC 13 268° W 48 mi 6

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What Antenna Do You Need in Mchenry, IL?

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

The nearest transmitter is 23.5 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 46 miles.

For Mchenry we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Mchenry are spread across 250° 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 Mchenry. 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 Mchenry, IL, including what each station carries.

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